Ground broken for Cincinnati Ohio Temple Saturday
November 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM MT · via newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
The Church Newsroom reports ground was broken Saturday for the Cincinnati Ohio Temple, with Elder Alan T. Phillips presiding. The future temple will be a single-story structure of 29,630 square feet serving Latter-day Saints across the region.
The Cincinnati temple is one of more than 30 currently under construction as the Church expands its temple program into smaller metropolitan areas. Construction typically takes two to three years from groundbreaking to dedication.
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