Groundbreaking of the Wichita Kansas Temple
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Wichita Kansas Temple, presided over by Elder Steven R. Bangerter, General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the North America Central Area presidency, commenced Sept. 7, 2024. Without the Wichita temple, the nearest temple site would be in Oklahoma City, nearly 150 miles south.
“Please bless us this day, as we turn this dirt as a symbol of a new beginning, that we may feel Thy Holy Spirit within our hearts as a manifestation of the divine mission of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that we may each feel a new beginning with renewed commitment to live our lives according to His teachings and filled with His love,” said Elder Bangerter in the dedicatory prayer on the site.
The Wichita Kansas Temple is scheduled to be dedicated Nov. 1, 2026, by Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Timeline of the Wichita Kansas Temple
The Wichita Kansas Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on April 3, 2022. On Sept. 7, 2024, ground was broken for the house of the Lord, with Elder Steven R. Bangerter, a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the North America Central Area presidency, presiding.
After a public open house from Sept. 24 to Oct. 10, 2026, the Wichita Kansas Temple will be dedicated Nov. 1, 2026, by Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Architecture and Design of the Wichita Kansas Temple
A single-story building of approximately 9,950 square feet, the Wichita temple has a structural steel frame clad in glass-fiber-reinforced concrete. It stands on a 6.4-acre site at 2550 W. Harborlight St. in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Design motifs find inspiration from the Kansas landscape and artistic heritage, with depictions of rolling wheat fields, sunflowers and art deco elements. Hues of sage green, golden wheat, soft paprika and buttercream tie to the vast prairie and agricultural vistas of the state.
Motifs in the art glass include designs of wheat — a common crop grown in Kansas — and the wild native sunflower, the state flower. The glass uses warm vanilla, colonial blue, pink champagne, copper red and gold tones.
Interior Photos of the Wichita Kansas Temple
