Tiny Houses in the Name of Christ

HALLELUJAH! The tiny house project is complete with finished houses and the tenants are in. What a blessing to see this project completed!

A BIG THANKS to all who helped.  We are so grateful to the volunteers who spent hundreds of hours buillding & landscaping, and to those who brought workers lunches, and to all who gave the finances needed.  Also thanks to the businesses who gave goods and great discounts: Hansons Bldg Supplies, Sebos, Frontier, Eagle Bldg, Andrews Landscapers, Bayview Farm & Garden, Madsen Enterprises, X Sound Engineering, TMI survey, Pacific Windows and Doors, Deer Lagoon Tiling, Henry Tree Service, idesign, Roots Landscaping, and many more.  Special thanks to the teens from the Boy Scouts #57, Oak Harbors Robotics Team, and those students who came from SWAG, Trinity, and Woodhaven H.S.

Thanks goes to our general contractor, BobDalton, who oversaw the project, and to the individual contractors who helped with each house:  Richard Queen, Gary Guernsey, Greg Gillis, Dave Johnson, Adam Breedlove.  It could not have been done without our site manager, Bon Thayer, who did our computer work, including permits & surveys, who was in charge of tools, equipment,and helping to build this project.

A special thanks to Cliff Slade, Mike Shenemen, Jim Lee, Steve Lusk, Clancy Dunnigan, & Dan Imbugergia ,who were regular volunteers week after week, and to Michael Schuerline for his consulting us.

Finally, A most hearty thanks to our God, who was our guide and director.  

 THINC Tiny House Project Update THINC has so much to be grateful for as the New Year starts. The Christmas lights came down and now soon to be replaced by lights from inside each house with new paint and a porch light. A great big thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and contributors for the hours and hours of hard work in bringing this group of homes to where we are today.

 THINC Tiny House Project Update THINC has so much to be grateful for in 2022. Many volunteers have contributed their time, expertise and financial assistance to further our progress. We are excited that our first tiny house is now completed, though both water and electricity connections need to be trenched and hooked up. The infrastructure installation continues, although a few snags have held us up in terms of the water and electricity components of the project.

  An Open House event was held on Sunday May 22nd for tours of the new house, to answer questions from the community and to enlist more volunteers and financial support. The event was very successful as we had 10 volunteers sign up to help with the next houses and received over $7,000 in donations, for both the infrastructure and the houses. Over one hundred community members attended.

 Our goal is to build the next 3 houses beginning in late June or early July. The next 5 houses will be built before the weather changes in the fall of this year. All of the houses will be built either by a local church or a generous community donor or donor group. Once the houses are complete, landscaping will be installed as per the city of Langley approval parameters. The plan is to utilize native and semi-drought resistant plants with raised berms to provide privacy from the street, as well as a drainage system, which will include a rain garden.

 In the fall, criteria for residency will be determined and prospective residents will be vetted and interviewed. Our goal is to provide low- income housing, although a source of income for each resident will be a requirement. Priority will be given to those families with schoolchildren, with a limit of 3-4 occupants per house, either 1 or 2 adults with 1 or 2 children.

 We have already chosen a capable and competent site manager, who currently lives in the main house on the premises. Our great blessing is that all of the work completed so far, plus the taxes and insurance fees have been paid thanks to our many volunteers and supporters. To learn more about our community, or to contribute financially, please utilize our website to further provide answers to your questions and direct you how to make a donation. We continue to be thankful for all of our community support and are determined to fulfill a need in our South Whidbey Island community to provide affordable housing in the City of Langley.