DOMINION CHURCH in Dickinson, TX

Dominion Church is renovating its existing 14,075-square-foot facility at 6400 Calder Drive in Dickinson, Texas, while adding a new 6,522-square-foot wing. The total project scope covers 20,597 square feet of construction work. TDLR plan review was completed in May 2026, and the project is scheduled to finish in March 2027.

The estimated cost for this renovation and alteration is $1,200,000. This places the project in the top quarter of estimated costs for similar renovation filings in Galveston County, where the median estimated cost is $250,000. The estimated cost per square foot is $58, which is below the county median of $74 for comparable projects.

Project Details and Timeline

Construction is set to begin in May 2026, with a scheduled completion date of March 2027. This results in a scheduled build window of 304 days, which is longer than the county median build window of 120 days for renovation and alteration projects. The work is privately funded on private land for private use.

Porterfield Architects & Associates is the design firm of record, and Ernest G Taylor is the registered accessibility specialist. Dominion Church INC is the owner of record. This is the second TDLR-registered project for this owner and design firm in Dickinson, following a previous $1,600,000 project that has completed inspection.

Location and Context

The Dickinson area, identified by ZIP code 77539, has a population of about 47,164 residents. The median household income in this area is $85,263, and the median owner-occupied home value is $246,403, according to U.S. Census estimates.

Galveston County’s unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. The project registration with TDLR was finalized in May 2026. Third-party listings on platforms like Yelp and Nextdoor describe Dominion Church as a local place of worship, but the TDLR record specifically tracks the construction and renovation activity described above.