Raleigh North Carolina Temple
North Carolina, United States
The Raleigh North Carolina Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Apex, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. It was the church's first in North Carolina and its 68th operating temple when it was dedicated in 1999. The intent to build the temple was announced on September 3, 1998, by the church's First Presidency. Designed by Tetrad Architecture & Planning, the single-story structure has a Danby white marble, a central spire with a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni, and custom art glass windows using the dogwood blossom, the state flower of North Carolina. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 6, 1999, and the temple was completed in ten months. The temple underwent a major renovation in 2018–2019, which included a height increase to the spire, mechanical upgrades, and refreshed interior finishes. The temple was rededicated on October 13, 2019, by M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. During its 2019 open house, the temple welcomed approximately 40,000 visitors.
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