The Columbia City Church of Hope deeded part of its property to an affordable housing developer after limiting in-person congregation during the pandemic.
A proposed church and housing complex in Seattle is on its way to completion if the city approves a final plan, according to an article by Larson McDonagh for FāVS News.
As McDonagh explains, "El Centro de la Raza, an advocacy program dedicated to Seattle’s Latino community, has completed construction of the Four Amigos Beloved Community affordable housing, a commercial condominium that houses 87 currently occupied units."
When the Bethlehem Lutheran Church closed during the pandemic, it deeded its property to Compass Housing Alliance with the condition that affordable housing and a new house of worship be built. "After 16 years of a vision, the Church of Hope is finally beginning to come to fruition and organizers are hopeful it will open in August."
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