Lakewood Church Central Campus
Exterior of the church c. 2005 | |
| Former names | The Summit (1975–1998) Compaq Center (1998–2003) Lakewood International Center (2003–05 renovations) |
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| Address | 3700 Southwest Freeway |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°43′49″N 95°26′6″W / 29.73028°N 95.43500°W |
| Owner | Lakewood Church |
| Capacity | 16,800 Basketball
Ice hockey
Indoor Soccer
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| Scoreboard | Fair Play |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1973 |
| Opened | November 1, 1975 |
| Closed | December 1, 2003 (as a sports arena) |
| Reopened | July 16, 2005 |
| Construction cost | US$27 million ($191 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect |
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| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore |
| Tenants | |
| Houston Aeros (WHA) (1975–78) Houston Rockets (NBA) (1975–2003) Houston Summit (MISL) (1978–80) Houston Aeros (IHL/AHL) (1994–2003) Houston Hotshots (CISL) (1994–97) Houston Thunderbears/Texas Terror (AFL) (1996–2001) Houston Comets (WNBA) (1997–2003) Lakewood Church (2005–present) | |
Building details | |
| General information | |
| Renovated | 2004–2005 |
| Renovation cost | $95 million ($158 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore |
| Services engineer | CHPA & Associates |
| Other designers |
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| Main contractor | Tellepsen Builders |
The Lakewood Church Central Campus is the main facility of Lakewood Church, a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch in Houston, Texas, five miles southwest of Downtown Houston and next to Greenway Plaza.
From 1975 to 2003, the building served as a multi-purpose sports arena for professional teams, notably the NBA's Houston Rockets. It was known as The Summit until 1998, when technology firm Compaq bought naming rights and dubbed it Compaq Center. That name was dropped when Toyota Center opened as a new and more advanced professional sports venue in the same city, and the building was leased to Lakewood Church. Seven years later, in 2010, the church bought the building outright.