Parkwood Baptist Church in Kingwood, TX

Parkwood Baptist Church in Kingwood, Texas, is a new 11,000-square-foot pre-engineered metal building project. The construction was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in July 2021. The TDLR record shows that the agency closed the project file in July 2022, marking the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

The site is located at 1842 Northpark Dr in Montgomery County. This new construction project was privately funded on private land for private use. The estimated cost for the build was $2,400,000. This figure places the project above the median estimated cost for similar new construction filings in the county, which stands at $800,000.

Mark W. Todd Architects served as the design firm of record. Wesley Barefield is listed as the owner or developer. Tim Mullins acted as the registered accessibility specialist. The scheduled build window was 273 days, starting in October 2021. This timeline is longer than the county median of 213 days for comparable projects. The cost per square foot was $218, which is above the county median of $100 per square foot.

This classification indicates the location is not within the mapped flood hazard area. Local coverage from communityimpact.com reported that a grand opening service for the church was held on July 9. A YouTube channel associated with the church notes that it is located in Kingwood and led by Dr. Wesley Barefield. A Facebook post by pbchouston describes the church as a traditional Baptist church serving in Kingwood, Texas.

Mark W. Todd Architects has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $16,937,000. These include John Wesley Methodist Church in Houston and First Baptist Church Olney Education Building in Olney. All six other projects are marked with review complete. The area around ZIP code 77339 has a population of about 43,364 people. The median household income in this area is $84,015 according to U.S. Census estimates. The median owner-occupied home value is $274,900.

Project Details and Context

The construction started in October 2021 as per the filing. The completion date on the filing was July 2022. The TDLR status is Project Closed. Montgomery County unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. This project is one of 496 registered in the last 24 months in the county. The median size for comparable projects is 9,374 square feet. This project is larger than that median size. The funding source is private, with no public funds indicated in the record.