Lake Burien Presbyterian Church (Lake B)
2025-26: Lake Burien Presbyterian Church (Lake B) is launching a project to document and reflect on its decade-long transformation from a small, elderly congregation to a vibrant, diverse faith community and neighborhood hub. The initiative will examine the factors behind this growth, including preaching, shared leadership, spiritual practices, and the balance between individual and community formation.
Led by a team representing diverse voices—the project will also explore equity, diversity in worship, community partnerships, and practices that center the most vulnerable. The goal is to capture Lake B’s journey and offer insights for sustaining congregational and community transformation.
A member of one of the first Samoan families to move into the Seattle area, Lina is senior pastor at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church. She has served in urban ministry for more than 30 years, working with World Vision and urban youth development. She has also been involved with Street Psalms since its early years.
Congregations and Community grants provide support for urban pastors, churches, faith-based community organizations, and theological institutions to share resources, ideas, and practices for life-giving ministry in cities across North America. Typically, we invite those who have not previously had access to resources or grant funding.
