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Board denies Amazing Grace Church abatement, approves exemptions list with one removal
Summary
The Dickinson Board of Equalization denied an abatement request for a church-occupied parcel that is owned by a for-profit entity, citing an attorney general opinion requiring ownership and use by a religious organization for exemption. The board also approved the city's 2025 exemptions list with the single parcel removed.
At the April 29 meeting of the Dickinson City Board of Equalization the board denied an abatement application relating to a property occupied by Amazing Grace Church and approved the city’s 2025 exemptions list after staff recommended removing one parcel that does not qualify for tax-exempt status.
Background and staff finding: The assessor’s office and city legal staff told the board the parcel occupied by Amazing Grace Church is not owned by an exempt religious organization and thus does not meet the state standard for a religious property…
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