Wat Tummaprateip was established and legally registered as "Wat New Virginia", in 1983, by the Venerable Wimol Silacjarn as the Founder. The temple has moved a total of 4 times from 1983 until now.

At the end of 1983, the construction of Wat Tummaprateip was first started by Mr. Narong Seenumeang who rented a house on Columbia Pike Road, Arlington, VA. The temple had two resident monks: Phra Sri Kunaporn and Phramaha Pramuan.

In the beginning of 1984, the two monks returned to Thailand. The temple was vacant for some time until His Holiness Phra Wimol Silacharn traveled from a temple in Atlanta, GA, to stay at "Wat New Virginia", as the only a monk stays at the temple. Later, the name of the temple was changed to "Wat Tummaprateip". After the name changed, another monk, Phramaha Mongkol Premsilo, from Wat Makutkasattriyaram, Bangkok, came to stay at the temple.

In the middle of 1984, Mrs. Kamala Bupsiri became the Chairman of the Executive Committee. When her term of office expired, Mr. Sak Rujireth took over as the temple's executive chairman and registered the temple according to VA law.

In early 1985, Wat Tummaprateip moved to 6411 Pickett St, Alexandria, VA. Mr. Prasert Issaranuwatanakul was the chairman at the time.

In 1989, Wat Tummaprateip moved, for the 3rd time, to 8526 Old Mt. Vernon Rd., Alexandria, VA. Mr. Benja Phongpuek was the Chairman. In 1993, the Chairman was changed to Mr. Amnuay Nonthabut.

In 1995, Phra Wimon Silacharn, the Abbot, returned to Thailand. Phrakru Sujin Kantasilo was appointed to be the Abbot and Dr. Sunthorn Siriyakorn became the chairman.

In 1999, the Board of committee at that time, monks, and DC, Maryland and Virginia followers, under the leadership of the Phrakru Sujin decided to purchase a new place at 36 Farmington Rd, W. Accokeek, MD 20607 with 28 acres of land, a wide rectangular lawn, and including 1 house, 2 bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms. The total price was $430,000 with $117,500 down payment. The mortgage was paid off in December 2004.

After moving into the new location, the temple renovated the main floor with 3 more rooms for the resident monks and another office room.

In 2001 -2002, Phramaha Soonthorn Warasapho requested permission to extend the building to serve as a place for merit-making which provided more space for over 100 people and 2 additional bathrooms. The temple also renovated the basement by adding a meeting room with a library, dance and music classroom, and a storage room. The project had a budget of $200,000. To save on construction expenses, Phrakru Sakda and Phramaha Prayut, the leadership of this renovation, installed and built electricity lines, hot-cold water lines, and 14 wooden gazebos with some help from other monks.

In 2003, Phramaha Soonthorn Warasapho became the abbot and in 2004, Mrs. Suwatcharee Laiser became the executive chairman.

In 2020, Wat Tummaprateip started another construction project of the 100 Year “Yor Yor Sor” Pavilion to accommodate the increasing number of followers coming to the temple. Volunteers sacrificed their time to help the temple and joined together to help the Sangha with various tasks. They want to see Wat Tummaprateip be a spiritual refuge for all followers who come here and persuade everyone to practice Dhamma more. We invite and welcome everyone to come and join us at Wat Tummaprateip.