Houston's Southwest Suburbs Get a New Temple: Fort Bend Texas Temple Named for Missouri City Site

For Houston's diverse faith communities, new houses of worship are always meaningful landmarks — and the renaming of a planned Latter-day Saint temple in the city's fast-growing southwest suburbs marks a significant milestone for that corner of Greater Houston.

⛪ First Presidency Officially Renames Houston's Second Temple

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that the Houston Texas South Temple, originally unveiled at the April 2024 general conference, will now be called the Fort Bend Texas Temple. The new name reflects the temple's planned location on a 15.7-acre lot along Fort Bend Parkway, just north of Sienna Parkway in Missouri City, Texas. The project calls for a single-story structure of approximately 46,000 square feet, along with a meetinghouse and an ancillary building on the same lot. When completed, it will be the second Latter-day Saint temple in Houston and one of ten in all of Texas. [4]

🏛️ Fort Bend County Lends Its Name to Houston Area's Newest Temple

Church News reported that the formerly named Houston Texas South Temple has been officially rebranded as the Fort Bend Texas Temple, drawing its identity directly from the county in which it will be constructed. The renaming underscores the growing importance of Fort Bend County — one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States — as a distinct community with its own religious and civic identity separate from the broader Houston metro. The announcement was made on February 23, 2026, and the story was published in multiple languages including Spanish and Portuguese, reflecting the temple's significance to a broad, multicultural congregation. [1]

🙏 Groundbreaking Marks New Chapter for Texas Latter-day Saint Communities

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints marked another Texas milestone with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Fairview Texas Temple, signaling continued growth of the faith across the state. The newsroom announcement highlights the expanding network of Latter-day Saint houses of worship being established in Texas communities, reflecting increasing membership in the region. Such groundbreakings are ceremonial occasions that formally launch the construction phase of a new temple, bringing together local congregants and church leadership. The Fairview groundbreaking joins a broader wave of temple development across Texas that includes the newly renamed Fort Bend Texas Temple near Houston. [5]

Sources: [4] Deseret News · [1] Church News · [5] newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org