First floor
School and clubs
- Four classrooms sized for 130 students
- A gym for sports and assemblies
- Club rooms for chess, arts and crafts, and computers
- A welcoming lobby, storage and utilities
New Community Center & School
A home that belongs to all of us
Our Armenian school has served families across greater Seattle for decades. It has outgrown its space, and our weddings, concerts and celebrations happen in rented halls. Together, we're building a new two-story Community Center and School right beside our church in Redmond.
130
students learning at once
250
guests in our own hall, with a stage
~60
new parking spaces
2
floors: school below, hall above
Why we're building
From making do to a home of our own
A permanent place where our community learns, gathers and celebrates, under one roof, next to our church.
Students
80 students, and demand for more
Classrooms for 130 students at once
Classrooms
Rooms in the old house, the kitchen among them
Purpose-built classrooms, a gym and club rooms
Celebrations
Every community event held in a rented venue
Our own 250-guest hall with a stage, dance floor and commercial kitchen
Building
Aging premises that will soon need safety upgrades
A new two-story building
Parking
About 20 spaces
About 80 spaces, roughly 60 of them new
What we're building
Two floors: one to learn, one to celebrate
The preliminary plans put the school downstairs and a banquet and concert hall upstairs, so classes, clubs and family milestones each have room to grow.
Second floor
Banquet and concert hall
- A 3,815 sq ft hall for up to 250 guests
- A stage and dance floor for concerts, weddings and holidays
- A commercial kitchen to cook for a full house
- An outdoor deck, cloakroom and storage
Where it goes
West of the church, on our own campus
The site was chosen because it keeps costs down and school running during construction:
- An existing Conditional Use Permit simplifies pre-construction
- It avoids costly Redmond-Woodinville Road improvements
- It connects easily to the church's sewer line
- Classes carry on without disruption while we build
The plan
200 Founding Families can make this happen
The project is estimated at $2.5 to $3 million. Monthly gifts from our community are the foundation everything else stands on.
200
Founding Families
$100
a month, about $3.30 a day
3 years
of steady giving
$720,000
raised by our community
Plus church, school and a loan
Community pledges are combined with existing church and school support and a construction loan to cover the full cost.
Volunteers cut the cost
Community members have already pledged HVAC and general contractor services. Every donated skill is money saved.
Then it pays its own way
After year three, renting the hall, kitchen and classrooms on days we aren't using them keeps the center self-supporting.
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2024GroundworkCity pre-application meeting and site survey completed
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Fall 2026Campaign launchFounding Family pledges open
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2027 goalDesign, permits, groundbreakingGroundbreaking targeted for summer or fall 2027
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2028 goalDoors openAbout a year of construction
Transparency
Every dollar visible
This project belongs to the community, so the numbers do too. We'll keep this page updated as funds come in and go out.
Raised
$25,000
In one-time gifts so far
Spent
$7,754
Pre-construction phase
Estimated cost
$2.5–3M
Final figure after detailed design
Pre-application meeting, City of Redmond (Jul 2024)$1,904
Topographic survey, M.S. Webb (Dec 2024)$5,850
Total spent$7,754
Figures as reported by the project treasurer. Last updated October 2026.
Ways to help
Everyone has a part in this
Give monthly
Become a Founding Family with $100 a month for three years, or choose the amount that's right for you.
Make a pledge →Give your skills
Builders, tradespeople, designers and planners: donated time and services lower what we need to raise.
Offer to volunteer →Double it at work
Many employers match donations. Your gift through Benevity or your company's giving portal can count twice.
How to set it up →Be one of 200
$100 a month for three years builds a home for the next generation of our community.