Groundbreaking of the Vancouver Washington Temple
Ground was broken for the Vancouver Washington Temple on Aug. 23, 2025, with Elder Mark A. Bragg — a General Authority Seventy who served as North America West Area president until Aug. 1, 2025 — presiding.
In his remarks to the congregation, Elder Bragg testified that “the house of the Lord is a monument of faith and hope in Jesus Christ. Without Him and without the exalting ordinances of the temple, we are left alone, without hope of a glorious life to come in the presence of a loving Heavenly Father.”
Timeline of the Vancouver Washington Temple
The Vancouver Washington Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 1, 2023. Ground was broken for the temple on Aug. 23, 2025, with Elder Mark A. Bragg presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Vancouver Washington Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Feb. 26, 2024, the Vancouver Washington Temple will be a multistory building of approximately 43,000 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 15.11-acre site at the northwest corner of the intersection of Southeast 20th Street and Southeast Bybee Road in Camas, Washington, just east of Vancouver proper.
Architectural renderings of the house of the Lord show an off-white exterior surrounded by tall, rectangular windows, with a large, arched window at the front. A tower with rectangular windows stands above the entrance of the building.