Two Blaine churches relocating

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Two Blaine churches, Christ the King Community Church and Life Impact Church, will soon be moving to new locations within the city.

As of Sunday, December 8, Blaine’s Christ the King Community Church, also known as CTK Blaine, will move to 549 Cherry Street, the longtime home of Life Impact Church.

Life Impact Church, meanwhile, will reopen in a new location in the Cost Cutter plaza at 1733 H Street. Life Impact Church will occupy three units in the plaza, with the main lobby located at unit 260.

Life Impact Church had been holding services at 549 Cherry Street since the 1930s, said pastor Trent Arneson. “We sold our building over a year ago,” he said. “The reason and the goal of the upcoming move is so that we can have a more community-oriented space.”

In its new space in the Cost Cutter plaza, Life Impact Church plans to host organizations including Blaine Community Theater and the Healthy Youth Coalition (HYC). The goal of partnering with HYC is to offer additional youth programs and activities to the community.

“This will be a beacon for the youth to have another safe place to go,” said HYC co-founder Jesse Creydt. “Life Impact Church is excited to help join with us and partner together to make some exciting things happen by opening their doors to more youth programming and activities that will make a lasting difference in the lives of kids.”

Life Impact Church’s new location will be a great place for youth to hang out, said Arneson. “We have free espressos and lattes, a 65-inch TV, a pinball machine, air hockey and two different gaming consoles,” he said. “It’s a cool setup for the kids.”

Life Impact Church’s first service in its new location will be on Sunday, December 8 at 11 a.m. On Sunday, December 22, the congregation of about 60 people plans to host a formal grand opening, with snacks served at 10:30 a.m.

Meanwhile, by moving into Life Impact Church’s former location, CTK Blaine hopes to build a stronger presence in the Blaine community. After it was established in October 2018, CTK Blaine – which is part of a network of six churches in Whatcom County – had been holding its services at the Blaine Senior Center.

“This move will allow us to be more of a community and have more of a home base,” said Tyler Michel, the pastor of CTK’s Blaine campus, which has a congregation of about 80 people.

Michel said CTK Blaine’s lease with the Blaine Senior Center was due to expire at the end of this year. He said CTK Blaine hopes to stay at 549 Cherry Street for at least two years.

On Sunday, December 8, CTK Blaine will hold its first service at 549 Cherry Street starting at 10 a.m., followed by an open house and potluck-style lunch from noon to 2 p.m.

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