Groundbreaking of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple
Ground was broken for the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple on Dec. 7, 2024, with Elder Mathias Held — a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the North America Northeast Area presidency — presiding. In his dedicatory prayer on the site, Elder Held asked that the future temple and grounds be a beacon of holiness, “a place of great spiritual strength and power.”
In other remarks at the event, Elder Held said, “We can witness before our eyes how the work is rolling forward, how the Lord is hastening His work at this very special time.”
Timeline of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple
The Grand Rapids Michigan Temple was announced by Church President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 2, 2022. Just over two years later, ground was broken for the temple on Dec. 7, 2024, with Elder Mathias Held presiding.
Architecture and Design of the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on Nov. 7, 2022, the Grand Rapids Michigan Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 20,000 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 10.5-acre site at 2400 Forest Hill Ave. Architectural renderings show the temple as a gray structure with a multilevel tower and domed cupola above the center.