Church announces temple updates for Peru, Arizona, North Carolina
August 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM MT · via ABC4 Utah · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a rendering and groundbreaking date for the Iquitos Peru Temple, announced the location of the Queen Creek Arizona Temple, and unveiled a rendering of the Charlotte North Carolina Temple.
The updates are part of the Church's ongoing temple construction program, with projects at various stages worldwide. The announcements provide members in those regions with concrete timelines and visualizations for their future temples.
More coverage of this story
- newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org →August 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM MT
- Church News →August 31, 2026 at 2:08 PM MT
- Church Newsroom →August 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM MT
- ABC4 Utah →August 31, 2026 at 4:33 PM MT
- Church News →August 31, 2026 at 4:14 PM MT
- 12News →September 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM MT
- azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic →September 2, 2026 at 5:03 AM MT
- newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org →September 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM MT
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