homecoming Campaign
For the past five years, we have been creatively using various facilities to bring together people with and without disabilities. Now a wonderful and long-hoped-for opportunity has arisen: we have been given approval to restore a historic church building in the West Central neighborhood that will become our HQ. Help us make this building a home!
The basics
Our new property is owned by the Presbytery of the Inland Northwest and is the former site of Westminster Presbyterian Church, a neighborhood congregation that also birthed several community initiatives, such as a long-standing food bank and Christ Clinic. We’re partnering in this project with the Presbytery, as well as two other groups: a neighborhood congregation and a community-development organization. We envision the center, dubbed the NeighborHub, as a place of welcoming and hospitality, for neighbors, Side-by-Siders, and beyond. This collaborative approach is what makes this project so strong! We’re raising funds both to contribute to the renovation and to outfit the building with everything we need for SBS programs.
Goal for the Homecoming Campaign: $100,000
We’re now at over $90,000! Keep us going strong with a gift now!
Make it personal.
We’ve created a wish list of all the items we need to finish this project, from cups ($100) to cabinetry ($12,000) and everything in between. Choose something to sponsor that you care about; when you think of all the SBSers enjoying that cup of coffee or chatting in those chairs, it’ll make you smile.
If you choose to bless us with a larger gift for this campaign, whether for a specific line item or a general gift, note that you can make a pledge and take up to three years to complete it.
Find out more about the project below….
The Building
It’s the perfect fit at the perfect time for SBS:
Accessible: The property and building are already completely flat. The building’s doorways, bathrooms, kitchen, and everything else will be renovated to fit our participants’ needs.
To Scale: The building’s size is ideal for our trajectory: room enough to grow but not so big it feels out of proportion.
Location: Right in the heart of the West Central neighborhood, we look forward to serving the needs of that community and enjoying the access to all it has to offer.
Quirky Beautiful: Our new building is one-of-a-kind. We love its unique profile and its potential to be a lovely gathering space. Quirky beautiful... just like each of us!
The Transformation
This project will honor and carry on the legacy of this historic site while also transforming it into a space that fits our needs and modern standards.
Check out these examples of how this building will be reborn!
The Kitchen: Remodeled specifically to accommodate chefs of all abilities (including accessible appliances and work areas) and to facilitate our core value of hospitality.
The Sanctuary: Opened up, modernized, and designed to accommodate a wide variety of uses, from regular gatherings to concerts to galleries or whatever else our community might create.
The Dining Hall: Adjacent to the newly-renovated kitchen, this room will host thousands of SBSers, lunch guests, and others over the coming years.
The Facts
Timeline: We hope reach our fundraising goal by the end of May and to move in during the summer or early fall of 2025. But keep in mind, we’re dealing with construction timelines here!
Partners: We’re thrilled to be working on this with The Garden Church and the West Central Development Project, and of course the Presbytery of the Inland Northwest.
Contractor: We’re working with the amazing folks at McCloskey Construction (yay Matt!).
Size: The building footprint is between 8- and 9,000 sq. ft. The dining hall can seat 80-100 comfortably for a meal, and the sanctuary can seat approx. 200.
Location: In the heart of the West Central neighborhood in Spokane, on the corner of Boone and Lindeke (and right on the Bloomsday course!).
Accessibility: As mentioned before, we’re grateful that the property and building are already flat, giving us a perfect canvas. But significant work will go toward making the building truly accessible for everyone. For instance:
The bathrooms will get a complete overhaul with modern ADA specs.
Doors will be widened to at least 36” throughout.
The kitchen will be designed for chefs with disabilities.
A ramp will be installed to cover the two steps up to the stage - the only place on the property with stairs.
Rooms will be designed with sensory needs in mind.