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Settled
Family of Sacred Settlements Grows!
In summer 2019, Woodland Hills volunteers built the first tiny home for Settled, an organization working to help people struggling with long-term homelessness through Sacred Settlements of tiny homes on church properties. Now, almost seven years later, Woodland has built or been a part of building 24 homes! Read More
Supporting Journeys Out of Homelessness
Settled is partnering with an organization called The Open Table, who are offering their 20 years of experience and training to those interested in joining Settled as Supportive Friends. If you’ve wondered about how you can help someone on their journey out of homelessness, this is a great time to jump in! Read More
Sacred Settlement Update
Settled, our on-site ministry partner that helps build tiny homes for our chronically homeless neighbors, has been working to create a new Sacred Settlement with Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove. Read More
Pray for Sacred Settlements
Settled, our on-site ministry partner that helps build tiny homes for our chronically homeless neighbors, has been working with Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove on the next Sacred Settlement. However, some neighbors in their area have expressed concerns about the plan. Read More
Making Space Fundraiser
This Christmas, we hope to raise money for improvements to our tiny home construction area! Read More
Settled Presentation
Coming up next week, join our partner ministry Settled for A Shared Way of Life Presentation! Settled founder, Gabrielle Clowdus, will give the presentation on the Full Community model for breaking homelessness. Read More
Settled Homestead Festival
Our partner organization, Settled, is throwing a party and you’re invited! Settled describes their mission as “guiding churches to cultivate home in a homeless world” and their Homestead Festival is an opportunity to support that work. Read More
Tiny Home Neighbors
Kim and Jamal are intentional neighbors at Settled’s first Sacred Settlement at Mosaic Christian Community in St. Paul. We asked them to share their story of becoming intentional neighbors and what that looks like in practice. Read More
Sacred Settlements Bill Passes!
Sacred Settlements are now recognized as a legal form of permanent housing! Read More
Vessels Service Project
Vessels is a group of people from 18 to 30s working on building intentional community together at Woodland Hills. Recently, the community held a service night to build shelving units and clean areas of the recently-completed tiny home warehouse. Read More
