On April 10, 2025, we celebrated a new beginning with old friends in the King Edward Park Community as we hosted our grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for our St. Paul’s Legacy Project. Former church members, neighbours, and new residents shared smiles and memories of the space that once hosted new German immigrants. Today, the St. Paul Lutheran Church has passed on its historically giving nature to new young families and individuals, including immigrants in need of affordable housing.

The St. Paul’s Legacy Project supports 11 households experiencing low-income, allowing deeply affordable housing to exist in the well-established neighbourhood. As well, the church space has been converted into a welcoming community space for neighbours to gather, preserving some of its history for those who hold meaningful memories between the walls.

We have so many people to thank for bringing this project to fruition. We are grateful to the St. Paul Lutheran Church congregation, who donated the property for us to build the project. We would also like to thank the Government of Alberta, City of Edmonton, and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d’hypothèques et de logement(SCHL) for their support.


From our open house, we’d love to thank our speakers: Ashley Salvador, Anne Stevenson, Brandon Lunty, Marlin Schmidt, Executive Director Marisa Redmond and Beth who spoke beautifully about the impact this housing has on our tenants.

We are also incredibly grateful for the support and advocacy given to us by Leading Housing (Kevin Cooper) and Janis Irwin

An extended gratitude goes to all those involved in various phases of the project development since 2019:
Krawford Construction (Dan Swanson)
The team at DIALOG
Community Engagement and Planning: Chelsey Jersak
Electrical Engineer: David Yee
Mechanical Engineer: Stuart Fix
Landscape Architect: Stefan Luchinger (Design North Landscape Architecture Inc.)
Civil Engineering: Slavek Strzelczyk
Right at Home Director of Operations: Jessica Hoffman


This project is an incredible testament to how successful affordable housing can be developed when multiple people and organizations come together and believe that good things are possible. Following the footsteps of our late Executive Director, Cam McDonald, we continue to say Yes, In My Back Yard.