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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the schedule for the open house and dedication of the Davao Philippines Temple. A media day is planned for March 23, 2026, followed by tours for invited guests on March 24 and 25. The public will be able to visit the temple from March 26 through April 10, except Sundays. The dedication ceremony is set for May 3, 2026, at 10 a.m., with a rebroadcast at 2 p.m.
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will lead the dedication service, which will be broadcast to all congregations in the Davao Philippines Temple district.
The temple was first announced by President Russell M. Nelson in October 2018. It will become the fifth operating temple in the Philippines after the Alabang Philippines Temple is dedicated in January 2026.
“Building and maintaining temples may not change your life, but spending your time in the temple surely will,” said President Nelson following the announcement of the Davao Temple.
Currently, operating temples are located in Cebu City, Manila, and Urdaneta. Additional temples are under construction in Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, and Tacloban. Further temples have been announced for Iloilo, Laoag, Naga, San Jose del Monte, Santiago, and Tuguegarao City.
There are nearly 900,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across approximately 1,400 congregations in the Philippines.
Temples are considered by Latter-day Saints as sacred places distinct from regular meetinghouses or chapels. While everyone can attend Sunday worship services and weekday activities at local meetinghouses, temples serve as locations where faithful members participate in ceremonies such as marriages that unite families eternally and proxy baptisms performed on behalf of deceased ancestors who did not receive baptism during their lifetimes.
