Groundbreakings announced for 2 Africa temples

Ground will be broken for the Kumasi Ghana Temple on Oct. 18 and for the Cape Town South Africa Temple on Oct. 25

Published: Sept 15, 2025, 5:25 p.m. MDT

Site maps for the Kumasi Ghana and Cape Town South Africa temples. Images by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ground will be broken for the Kumasi Ghana Temple on Oct. 18, with Elder Isaac K. Morrison — second counselor in the Church’s Africa West Area presidency — presiding. This will be the second temple in the country.

One week later, ground will be broken for the Cape Town South Africa Temple on Oct. 25, with Elder Carlos A. Godoy — Africa South Area president — presiding. This will be the third temple in the country.

These groundbreaking dates were first published in a Sept. 15 news release on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

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