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Sonrise Church company history timeline

1980

Sonrise Baptist Church was started in 1980 in Hillsboro, Oregon, by families including G. Robert and Loretta Schwarz, with Larry E. Allen as pastor.

1981

In October 1981, it received approval from the city to build a 10,600-square-foot (980 m) structure at the then location near Jackson School and Northeast Ninth Avenue.

1998

In 1998, Americans United for Separation of Church and State alleged that Sonrise was one of nine churches in the country that violated federal tax law by distributing voter guides seen as pro-Republican.

2000

Sonrise Baptist built a new building at the original church location on NE Rogahn Street in 2000.

2006

The church offered to buy about 9.7 acres (3.9 ha) that included a 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m) industrial building owned by Toshiba Ceramics America for $4.5 million in October 2006.

In 2006, Sonrise started Washington County Project Homeless Connect, a one-day, annual event that provides a variety of services to the homeless, including pet care, medical care, counseling, and legal services.

2007

Sonrise moved into the former Toshiba facility near Cornell Road and Northwest 231st Avenue in 2007.

2008

Sonrise opened a homeless shelter at the church in December 2008 that opened during cold weather.

2009

The 2009 event had visits by about 500 homeless people served by approximately 450 volunteers.

The church added a community garden in 2009 in partnership with the Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department, with a second phases with more plots added the following year.

2012

Sonrise opened a second church in April 2012 in Forest Grove.

Other partners in the program as of 2012 included Pacific University, Vision Action Network, and Hands On Greater Portland, among others.

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