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Grace Lutheran Church Creates Hopefor Others
Grace Lutheran Church beganholding worship servicesalmost 70
years ago, beforethe city of Bellevue was evenincorporated. Over
the years,there were many memoriescreated through
friendships,weddings, births, baptismsand funerals. The
church’srelationship in the communitygrew deep roots with
localorganizations to includeCongregations for theHomeless, The
Sophia Way,LifeWire, Matthew House,Lutheran CounselingNetwork, and
Congregations for Kids. To these and many otherorganizations, Grace
Lutheran gave time, money, meals, and hope.
In recent years, Grace Lutheran was faced with hard
questionsabout their sustainability, so the church council formed a
task forceto work through the process of determining the best steps
movingforward. After a thoughtful process, church members
ultimatelychose to sell the church property and use the assets of
that sale tocontinue their long legacy of giving back to the
community. Guidedby feedback from the congregation, they chose to
emphasizehelping the most vulnerable in the community by making an
impacton the homeless and affordable housing crisis on the
Eastside.
After 70 years, Grace Lutheran held its last worship service
onSunday, March 3, 2019, and gave a major farewell gift to over
25community institutions and nonprofit organizations. In an
interviewwith Imagine Housing, Grace Lutheran Committee Members
GailD’Alessio, Marcia Bodin and Howard Johnson said, “We
didsomething that helped. And that’s what matters. We’re grateful
thatwe were able to do as much as we did.”
Earlier this year, Imagine Housing was extremely blessed to
receivea generous gift of one million dollars from Grace Lutheran
Church.The gift has inspired a new name for an Imagine Housing
property,which will soon be called Grace Place. There are not
enough wordsto describe our gratitude to Grace Lutheran Church and
theirmembers. Their generosity and compassion will affect the lives
of somany who are in need within our community.
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Save the Date!
July 13: LGBTQ Allyshipwill host its inauguralLGBTQ+ North
SeattleHousing Fair from from11am to 3pm at MapleLeaf Lutheran
Church. Theevent program will includeNorth Seattle resources,an
intergenerationalLGBTQ+ panel, LGBTQrenters’ rights
training,community artistperformance, andcommunity
networkingopportunities.
July 18: Sign up forLunch & Learn at ImagineHousing's
Velocitycommunity in Kirkland,
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In the church's closing days in early June, Grace Lutheran
organizeda gifting event to distribute their last remaining
furniture andkitchen items to the community. A new Imagine Housing
residentwho was formerly homeless came to the gifting event and
churchmembers were thrilled to be able to provide dishes at no cost
forher and her children to use in their new affordable home.
Eventhrough this last chapter in the life of their church, Grace
Lutheranmembers have been inspired to help. They hope their story
mightinspire other organizations in similar circumstances to find
solutionsto help those in need.
Thank You 30Bellevue Bed Donors
We want to give a huge shout out to our community of donors
andsupporters who have helped us so much already at 30Bellevue,
ournewest community for families and individuals. Our residents
areextremely grateful to the individual donors and to Microsoft
RealEstate Services, who stepped forward with a sizable grant,
toensure that each new household has new beds, bedding and
ahandmade quilt made by St. Luke’s congregation.
Make Some Noise for AffordableHousing!
Thursday, July 18 from11:45 am to 1:00 pm.(See article in
mainnewsletter for moreinformation.)
Oct 2: Tickets are on salenow for Raise the Roof!Make some noise
foraffordable housing at thisfun-filled eventWednesday, October
2nd. (See article in mainnewsletter for moreinformation.)
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Join us for a fun-filled event with great people, music, food
andlibations! Enjoy creative, exciting appetizers and desserts
fromsome of our favorite chefs and restaurants in the
community—allaccompanied by tastings from amazing wineries,
distilleries andbreweries.
VIP tickets include a Whiskey 101 Class & Tasting presented
by JohnHowie Steak’s “Spirit Director” Tim Lodahl. This 60 minute
class willinclude the opportunity to taste some of the best
whiskeys in town!
Proceeds will support our Imagine 1000 goal of serving
2,400people in 1,000 affordable homes by 2022.
Tickets are on sale!
Sponsored by:
Thank you to our fabulous partners for the evening! Stay tuned,
as more are being added each day.
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Come Have Lunch with Us
Each quarter, Imagine Housing hosts lunch at Velocity, our
award-winning community in Kirkland, for people to becomemore
informed about the housing affordability crisis in King County.
Register here to join us for the next Imagine Housing Lunch
& Learnto be held on Thursday, July 18, 2019 from 11:45 AM-1:00
PM.
This short educational lunch program offers an overview ofour
mission, programs, goals, and most importantly, how you canhelp. We
promise you'll learn a lot, meet other like-minded peopleand get
more connected to the Eastside.
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