CyLife Church, located at 20611 Tuckerton Rd. in Cypress, recently filed plans for a $17.1-million renovation and expansion project with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). While details submitted to the TDLR are subject to change, construction could kick off this August, lasting about two years.
Project plans include a new addition and a remodel of the existing church facility, encompassing 45,187 square feet, according to the filing. Brad Lechtenberg, a founding partner of Oklahoma-based Daman + Lechtenberg Architects, is listed as the contracted design firm.
Lechtenberg directed Chron to CyLife Church for additional project details and renderings. CyLife Church did not respond to Chron’s request for comment by the time of publication.
The CyLife Church building along Tuckerton Road is 35,549 square feet, according to the Harris Central Appraisal District. An aerial view of the property from Google Maps also shows an expansive parking lot and four nearby ponds.
A nondenominational church in southwest Cypress, CyLife Church was formerly a campus of a southern Baptist church known as THE MET, founded in 2009, according to their website. In 2019, the church became independent and was then renamed.
“Upon the project’s completion, the church will have a space for middle and high school students to worship, a new children’s space, and a larger sanctuary,” according to the website.
Renderings of the development show a modernized building featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and an expansive sanctuary. Churches by Daniels suggests that future plans for the site could include a community outreach space, a gym, and a soccer field.
As of May, the specifics of the CyLife Church renovation and expansion remain unconfirmed. It is unknown whether Churches by Daniels is still involved in the project.
Churches by Daniels did not immediately respond to Chron’s request for comment.
The most recent update on the CyLife Church website dates back to January, pointing to excavation work for a new sanitary and domestic water line, a Fire Marshal inspection and construction of light poles for sports fields.
CyLife Church referred to the development as a “monumental time in our church,” on their website.
Leaders have asked members to make a pledge towards the transformative project via a portal on their website.
“The time is now, ” the church wrote on its website. “We are grateful for the past but even more committed to the future.”
CyLife Church had also planned to sell approximately 40 acres of land in order to finance the project, according to Churches by Daniels.