and sent to Columbus. In February 2013, a shooting took place in the temple's parking lot in which at least two people were injured. According to an LDS Church spokesperson, the shooting was unrelated to the temple. Along with other LDS temples around the world, the Columbus Ohio Temple was closed in late March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Later in March, the LDS Church announced that the temple will close for renovation on August 15, 2020, and is anticipated to reopen in late 2022. See also Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ohio References External links Columbus Ohio Temple Official site Columbus Ohio Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ohio Churches in Columbus, Ohio Temples (LDS Church) completed in 1999 Temples (LDS Church) in the United States 1999 establishments in Ohio