The Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple was announced on March 14, 1999,[1] to be built on land purchased years earlier for the building of a meetinghouse, along with an additional parcel of land donated by the sellers.

The additional land was originally used as a baseball field by local church members.

[2] When construction was completed, a public open house began on July 15, 2000 with over 40,000 visitors touring the temple in a seven-day period.

James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency, dedicated the temple on July 30, 2000.

[5] On April 10, 2017, the LDS Church announced that the temple would close in October 2017 for renovations that would be completed in 2019.