<h4 class="label">Construction Status</h4>
<p>The Tacoma Washington Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.</p>
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<h4 class="label">Temple Rendering</h4>
<p>An official rendering of the Tacoma Washington Temple has not yet been released to the public.</p>
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<h4 class="label">Temple Site</h4>
<p>No site location has been officially announced for the Tacoma Washington Temple.</p>
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<h4 class="label">Temple Announcement</h4>
<p>On October 2, 2022, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Tacoma Washington Temple at the October 2022 General Conference. It is the fifth temple announced for the state of Washington, situated in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Missionaries first arrived in Washington in 1854. Today, the state is home to more than 280,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 525 congregations. Other temples in the state at the time of the announcement included the <a href="/columbia-river-washington-temple/" onmouseover="showTip('columbia-river-washington-temple')" onmouseout="unTip()">Columbia River Washington Temple</a>, <a href="/moses-lake-washington-temple/" onmouseover="showTip('moses-lake-washington-temple')" onmouseout="unTip()">Moses Lake Washington Temple</a>, <a href="/seattle-washington-temple/" onmouseover="showTip('seattle-washington-temple')" onmouseout="unTip()">Seattle Washington Temple</a>, and <a href="/spokane-washington-temple/" onmouseover="showTip('spokane-washington-temple')" onmouseout="unTip()">Spokane Washington Temple</a>.¹</p><div class="footnote"><hr><ol><li>"The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 18 New Houses of the Lord," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 2 Oct. 2022.</li></ol></div><p></p>