Announcement of the Vancouver Washington Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Vancouver Washington Temple on Oct. 1, 2023, during the Sunday afternoon session of October 2023 general conference. A house of the Lord for this southern Washington city was one of 20 announced worldwide by the Church — and the sixth for the Evergreen State.
On the Facebook page for Members and Friends of the Vancouver Washington Stake, a post on Oct. 1, 2023, just after the closing session of October 2023 general conference, read: “Yes, you heard that right. In today’s closing session of general conference, President Nelson announced that a house of the Lord will be built in Vancouver, WA. We are so looking forward to that day.”
Timeline of the Vancouver Washington Temple
The Vancouver Washington 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 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.