Who We Are/What We Do/Why Summary

The Welcome Table Missional Community/

A Third Place Community Foundation

Renewing The Far Northside: Volunteer Grassroots Response

History:

2002-03 Epiphany Church began in Owasso, suburb of Tulsa

2004 moved to 6305 N. Peoria Ave. Turley/McLain School area

2005 became The Living Room Church and began partnering with Turley Community Association and Cherokee School on beautification projects

2007 Opened A Third Place Community Center at 6416 N. Peoria Ave. and moved in it and began working with OU Graduate Social Work program on community forums;

2008 hosted OU Health Clinic;

2009 created A Third Place Community Foundation and began demonstration gardening with Turley United Methodist Church and providing school gardens and landscaping for Cherokee Elementary School and helped form McLain School Foundation;

2010 bought a block of abandoned houses and trashed property at 6005 N. Johnstown Ave. to begin transforming into a community gardenpark;

2011 bought an abandoned church building at 5920 N. Owasso Ave. and moved the community center into it and planted the community orchard;

2012 created The Welcome Table Free Corner Store Food Pantry.

Area We Serve:

Primarily from 46^th St. N. to 76^th St. N. and from Highway 75 to Osage County Line; all within the McLain School boundary; far north Tulsa and Turley community area but our food store also serves the Sperry area. We are located in 74126, one of the lowest income zipcodes in the Tulsa area with a life expectancy 14 years lower than midtown Tulsa. We also serve 74130. 

Current Offerings:

Twice a Week Free Food Store;

4-5 times a year Mobile Pantry giving out 5 tons of food in one hour;

occasional Mobile Eatery from Food Bank

Computer Center/Free Wifi

Free Books

Clothes and More (take what you need; leave what you can)

Community Art Studio and Art Events

Washer/Dryer and Shower

Community Recycling Bin

Weekly 12-Step Recovery

Community Holiday Events and Festivals

Monthly Community Planning

Monthly Turley Area Seniors

Community GardenPark and Orchard and Free weekly meals at the Park

Current Community Projects

Abandoned Properties: Demolition or Upkeep

66^th and N. Lewis Intersection Transformation

Welcome to Turley Sign Project

Roadside Wildflowers/Trash Pickup

Prairie Trails Wildflower Preservation Rest Area across from our park

Planting Project Seeds: In Conversation or In Vision

Cherokee School, closed in 2011, Repurposing

Scattered Site Low Rent Housing Program, plus “Relocation Homes” transforming abandoned homes

Osage Prairie Trail Awareness and Appreciation Event(s) and Community Info Kiosks

Far North Main Street from 46^th to 66^th St. on N. Peoria Ave

Community Lay Health Advocate Program (turning health clinics inside out)

Village Post Office to replace closed post office

Current Partners

University of Oklahoma-Tulsa

Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma

Tulsa Health Department North Regional Wellness Center

Tulsa Food Security Council

Tulsa Community Gardening Association

McLain School Foundation

Turley Community Association

Turley United Methodist Church

Turley Fire and Rescue Dept

Tulsa County O’Brien Park and Recreation

Sarah’s Residential Living Center

Newsome Community Farms

Oklahoma State University Extension Dept

The LightHouse Charter School

Gilcrease Elementary School.

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