Tours of the first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kansas officially began Monday with tours for the media.
The Wichita Kansas Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ will open for public tours starting Thursday, Sept. 24. These tours will run every day until Oct. 10, excluding Sundays and Saturday, Oct. 3, for the faith’s semiannual general conference.
Guests of all faiths and ages will be welcome to tour the new Kansas temple, free of charge, at this time.
Following the open house, Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the Wichita Kansas Temple on Sunday, Nov. 1.
About the Wichita Kansas Temple
Plans to build a temple in Wichita, Kansas, were first announced in the April 2022 general conference by the late President Russell M. Nelson.
Construction of the temple — located in north Wichita, Kansas — began in September 2024.
The Wichita Kansas Temple will be the first house of the Lord dedicated in the state. It will serve the state’s nearly 40,000 Latter-day Saints, and more specifically, the more than 14,500 church members in the region.
Previously, the closest temples to Wichita, Kansas, were in Oklahoma and Missouri.
The newly constructed Wichita temple reflects the area’s “rolling wheat fields and sunflowers” in its design motifs, according to a church press release.
“The interior features a color palette of sage green, golden wheat, soft paprika and buttercream that echoes the agricultural vistas of the Great Plains,” the release states.
More information regarding the Wichita Kansas Temple and others worldwide is available on the Church News’ temple almanac. Information about worship in Latter-day Saint temples is available here.
