Announcement of the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple on Oct. 1, 2023, during the Sunday afternoon session of October 2023 general conference. A house of the Lord for this central Colorado city was one of 20 announced by the Church during this general conference — and the fourth for the Centennial State.
The Church’s announcement of a sacred edifice for Colorado Springs caught Sarah Skelton and her family by surprise. “We jumped for joy over the temple coming here,” she said later.
“Having a temple in Colorado Springs makes us feel so enthusiastic and blessed to have the house of the Lord coming closer to where we live,” Skelton related.
The first congregation of Latter-day Saints in Colorado was organized in 1897, one year after a mission was established in the area.
Timeline of the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple
The Colorado Springs Colorado Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 1, 2023. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.
Architecture and Design of the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Nov. 4, 2024, the Colorado Springs Colorado Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 45,000 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 18.6-acre site on the south corner of Flying Horse Club Drive and Barossa Valley Road in north Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Bordered by Veneto Way on the east, the site will also have a meetinghouse and accompanying utility building.