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! (You can read more about our partnership and role as a tiny home production facility here.)
Settled continues to grow in exciting ways. Heartwood Church in Oakdale has become the fourth congregation to say yes to a Sacred Settlement. Heartwood’s Sacred Settlement will include six homes, a community garden and a greenhouse.
Their pastor told Settled, “Just as the early church worked to bridge gaps between ethnicities, cultures, and social classes, to become the One Body of believers, partnering with Settled to house people who have experienced long-term homelessness is a way in our specific community to fulfill that Kingdom model.”
Heartwood joins Mosaic Christian Community, Prince of Peace Lutheran and Church of the Open Door in the vision to create communities of love and belonging. Here’s some quick updates on these other Sacred Settlements:
As of this year, Mosaic has six permanent homes and recently marked its third anniversary while Prince of Peace has expanded its community to include a third home. Meanwhile, Open Door is in the planning stages for its Sacred Settlement, and readying its space for 12 homes!
Learn more about these developments here.
