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A New Church Photo & Video Archive
If you have images that you would like to add to our church archive, like this photo of our Sanctuary under construction, you are invited...
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1719 East 29th Street
Bryan, Texas 77802
Property Progress Timeline
2016, November
305 Welborn is sold to TxDot.
2017, January
UUCBV rents from Hillel at TAMU
2018, November
1719 E 29th Street property lowers asking price by $91, 000.
2018, December 17
Earnest Money Contract submitted towards 1719 E 29th Street
2019, April
1719 E 29th Street property purchased.
2019, August
Veronica Morgan, Civil Engineer, and Bryan Gibbs, Architect, hired.
2019, November
The AIA (Architect’s Contract) and the Design Addendum are signed by both Pact Design Studio and UUCBV.
2020, February
Soil samples and tree survey completed.
2020, March
Furniture selected.
2020, July
Plats/plans approved by City of Bryan.
2020, August
Construction bids arrive, much higher than anticipated with Covid-19 increase in supply costs.
2020, October
Contractor Keyes & Walsh selected.
2020, November
UUCBV vote to approve construction.
2021, January
UUCBV New Building Fundraiser Begins
2021, March
UUCBV New Building Fundraiser reaches over $230,000
2021, June
Authorized Owners Agent, Kathy Wheeler, assigned
Approved signing contract with Keys & Walsh
2021, June 12
Ground Breaking Ceremony Occurs
2021, October
We've been seeing construction occurring on the property!
2022, April
Building Fundraiser Goal Reached.
2022, June
One year since the Groundbreaking ceremony and we see a building taking shape
2022, December
New storage unit rented next door to 29th street property where new sanctuary chairs are stored.
2023, January
The congregation continues driving by the new property on 29th Street and walking it monthly as the property has transformed from acres of trees, shrubs, and grass into a near-complete church building over the past year.
2023, August
Several storage units are stocked full next door to the new property as construction enters the final stages.
2023, December 28
The congregation holds a move-in day and officially closes the final storage unit door for the last time. We are moved in!
2024, January 7
The first worship service happens on the first Sunday of the new year in the new sanctuary! Work is ongoing as we continue to adjust and settle into our new space together.