The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened a new temple in Burleson, near Fort Worth, for public tours. The temple will be dedicated January 10, 2027, and will become the sixth operating temple in Texas.
Thursday, November 5, 2026. Fort Worth temple public tours (Burleson, Johnson County)1
Sunday, January 10, 2027. Fort Worth temple dedication (Burleson, Johnson County)1
Who's involved
Elder Jeremiah J. MorganAssistant executive director of the Temple Department
Elder Michael A. DunnPresident of the Church's United States Southwest Area
Elder Jose L. AlonsoGeneral Authority Seventy, presided over ground-breaking ceremony
The facts
Fort Worth temple is a single-story building of approximately 30,000 square feet on a 9.4-acre site near SW Hulen Street and Greenridge Drive in Burleson.1
Public tours run Thursday Nov. 5 through Saturday Nov. 21, excluding Sundays, after Nov. 3-4 tours for invited guests.1
Dedication is scheduled for Sunday, January 10, 2027, and will be broadcast to all congregations in the Fort Worth Texas Temple district.1
Fort Worth temple will be the second operating temple in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area, joining the Dallas Texas Temple dedicated in 1984.1
Temple stands on a site near the intersection of SW Hulen Street and Greenridge Drive, just south of Fort Worth city limits.1
Ground was broken for the Fort Worth temple on Oct. 28, 2023.1
Texas has five operating temples: Dallas (1984), Houston (2000), Lubbock (2002), San Antonio (2005), and McAllen (2023).1
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Elder Jose L. Alonso We pray Thy blessings upon all our beloved neighbors, wishing them peace and solace.1
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