First Temple in Kansas breaks ground
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH)—On Saturday morning, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a ceremony to prepare for the church’s first temple in Kansas.
It was first announced in 2022 that a temple would be built in Wichita. Previously, the nearest locations were Oklahoma City and Kansas City, MO.
It will be located at Meridian and 51st in northwest Wichita.
Church leaders and local ed community leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday for the Wichita Kansas Temple.
Construction is expected to start shortly after the groundbreaking. No date has been announced for when it will start or when the temple will open, but construction is planned to move forward expeditiously.
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