The church did not say where in Summit the temple will be built. The church said it has 35,000 Latter-day Saints in 60 congregations in New Jersey, with the first missionaries arriving in 1832.

Hundreds of volunteers will take part in the event on Sunday, in conjunction with the group Rise Against Hunger.

The Jersey City Temple Beth-El’s tribute to civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr., held annually on the Friday after MLK Day, has been postponed because of the significant renovations at ...