Plans for the Modesto location call for a single-story temple, approximately 30,000 square feet, to be built on a site that stretches more than 17 acres. Groundbreaking dates have not been announced.

A crew secures the final section of the tower in place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ new temple on Dale Road in Modesto, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. Andy Alfaro aalfaro@modbee ...

Alleged abuse in Modesto spanned about a year and a half Around 1994, the girl — then about 11 years old — and her family moved to Modesto and became members of the local LDS church.

A groundbreaking ceremony is being held at the site of a new temple in Modesto. The temple is being built by the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Church President Russell M. Nelson announced plans for the Modesto Temple on April 3, 2022. More than 730,000 Latter-day Saints reside in nearly 1,200 congregations in California.