Cincinnati Ohio Temple groundbreaking held Saturday
November 8, 2026 at 10:02 AM MT · via Church Newsroom · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for the Cincinnati Ohio Temple, with Elder Alan T. Phillips of the Seventy conducting the event. The future temple will be a single-story structure of 29,630 square feet.
The Cincinnati temple was announced in 2023 and is one of more than 30 temples currently in design or construction phases worldwide. The Church Newsroom published the announcement Saturday.
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