Temple will be the sixth house of the Lord in the state
The open house for the newly completed Fort Worth Texas Temple began with a media day for journalists and invited guests on Monday, November 2, 2026.
The public is officially invited to attend the open house from Thursday, November 5, through Saturday, November 21, 2026 (excluding Sundays).
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The new temple is located at 1851 Greenridge Drive, Burleson, Texas 76028.
The temple will be dedicated on Sunday, January 10, 2027. The dedicatory service broadcast to all congregations in the Fort Worth area.
Elder Michael A. Dunn, General Authority Seventy and President of the Church’s United States Southwest Area, attended the media event and spoke about the potential of the temple to bless the greater North Texas community.
“We hope we’ve been an additive element to North Texas, to Burleson and to Fort Worth, where this temple, this house of God, will be a place of peace and, I hope, respite from the rest of the world,” said Elder Dunn.
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Bela McKinney, a youth member of a Latter-day Saint congregation in the Fort Worth area, shared what having a temple in her community means to her.
“I’m so grateful that our community is lucky enough to have its temple so sacred and so close to us,” said McKinney. “The Fort Worth Temple is more than just a building. It’s a place that will bring people closer to God.”
Elder Jeremiah J. Morgan, a General Authority Seventy and an assistant executive director of the Church’s Temple Department, also spoke about the role temples play in the lives of Latter-day Saints.
“Sometimes we can feel lost. We hope that the temple, for members of the Church, will be a place where they can find peace and direction in their lives,” said Elder Morgan.
“I hope that’s what you’ll find today,” he continued, inviting visitors to reflect on their feelings as they tour the temple.
Elder Dunn concluded with an invitation to the community of Fort Worth to come to the temple and “see if it is indeed what I’ve described: a place where heaven meets earth, and a place where you can come to reflect on the goodness, the peace and the beauty that is here.”
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President Russell M. Nelson announced the temple in the October 2021 general conference. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in 2023.
The temple’s overall interior design celebrates Spanish Colonial architecture and craftsmanship unique to the Fort Worth region.
Patterns inspired by Spanish lace and an interlocking of quatrefoils appear throughout the temple. Decorative arches, custom metalwork and art glass details reflect the local heritage and agriculture.
Once dedicated, the Fort Worth Texas Temple will be the sixth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Lone Star State. Four additional temples are announced or under construction in the state.
Texas is home to approximately 400,000 Latter-day Saints, meeting in more than 750 congregations.
The first stake in Texas was organized in 1952. In October 1984, the Church dedicated the Dallas Texas Temple, the first in the state.
Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ are different from meetinghouses or chapels where members gather for Sunday worship services. A temple is considered a house of the Lord, where the teachings of Jesus Christ are reaffirmed through marriage, baptism and other ceremonies that allow families to be united for eternity.