McKinney Texas Temple
In his closing remarks at the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct a temple in Prosper, Texas.
In December 2023, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the location and name change for this temple to be built in the North Dallas, Texas area. The name has been changed to the McKinney Texas Temple.
The city is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in North Texas. Texas is home to more than 385,000 Latter-day Saints in 750 congregations. Missionary work in Texas began in 1843 during the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The McKinney Texas Temple will be the state’s eighth temple.[1]
It will be the third temple in Texas’ Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area, joining the Dallas and Fort Worth temples, the former operating since its 1984 dedication and the latter having its groundbreaking on October 28, 2023.
Location
The McKinney Texas Temple is currently in the planning stages. This temple will be built on an 8.16-acre site located along Stacy Road adjacent to and east of an existing meetinghouse at 651 East Stacy Road, in Fairview, Texas. Fairview is a suburban area north of Dallas and south of McKinney. Plans call for a multi-story temple of approximately 44,000 square feet. This will be the city’s first temple.[2]
However, the Fairview Town Council unanimously denied a conditional use permit for the temple after a four-hour meeting on August 6, 2024. Fairview and McKinney are neighboring suburbs within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and the proposed temple site is in Fairview.[3] The church’s spokesperson for the temple project said the church is considering its next step.
It was announced on November 27, 2024, that the leaders of Fairview and representatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have reached a tentative agreement for construction of a smaller temple, after working together in non-binding mediation over the size of a proposed temple.
If approved in a series of public meetings that will begin the first week of December, the McKinney Texas Temple now would be a single-story building of approximately 30,000 square feet with a main height of 45 feet and a steeple height of 120 feet. Original plans called for a two-story temple of 44,000 square feet with a main height of 65 feet and a steeple height of 173 feet.
Temples in Texas
- Austin Texas Temple
- Dallas Texas Temple
- El Paso Texas Temple
- Fort Worth Texas Temple
- Houston Texas Temple
- Houston Texas South Area Temple
- Lubbock Texas Temple
- San Antonio Texas Temple
- McAllen Texas Temple
- McKinney Texas Temple
Videos
External Links
- Official McKinney Texas Temple page
- McKinney Texas Temple page
- What is the Purpose of the Temple
- What Are Temples?
- Church News, “Inside Church Headquarters: The location, design and construction of Latter-day Saint temples
