The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location of the Norfolk Virginia Temple. An exterior rendering has also been provided.
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This house of the Lord will be built on a 23-acre site off Harbour View Boulevard and Bridge Road in Suffolk, Virginia. Plans call for an 18,850-square-foot, one-story building and an adjacent Distribution Center.
Virginia is home to over 100,000 Latter-day Saints, meeting in around 210 congregations.
The Richmond Virginia Temple was dedicated in 2023, and construction began for the Winchester Virginia Temple in 2025. In addition to the Norfolk Virgina Temple, the Roanoke Virginia Temple has been announced, bringing the number of temples in the state to four.
“Increased time in the temple will help us prepare for the Second Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ,” President Russell M. Nelson said following the Norfolk Virginia Temple announcement in April 2025.
Temples differ from the Church’s meetinghouses (chapels). All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other weekday activities at local meetinghouses. The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies that unite families forever.