The Anglican Church of the Way's House of Hope op shop has re-opened in its new Coodanup building after a suspicious fire tore through the old facility in 2015.
An act of arson four years ago sent the old rectory up in flames, causing half a million dollars worth of damage and destroying its function as an op shop and community service centre.
Two years later, in 2017, a temporary centre comprising of rented demountables helped the church continue its operations.
On July 15, the brand new building was officially opened to the public with an impressive op shop and community hall featuring a commercial kitchen, showers and emergency relief centre to help those in need.
Church of the Way hosted a special ceremony and afternoon tea on Friday to bless the new building.
Bishop Ian Coutts attended the opening and led the crowd in prayer.
"I hope and pray there will be great use by the community. We pray this is a place of safety, where people feel welcomed and loved and cared for," he said.
"It is an astonishing facility - amazing kitchen, facilities for emergency relief, bagging up food for people, the op shop and showers.
"It is just really fantastic so great credit to the architect and the builders and the vision of the church to use this space in such an extraordinary way."
Op shop day manager Vivian Carter, who runs the shop with 16 volunteers, said the new centre had been a "long time dream".
"It's been an eight-month building process but we've been wanting this for years," she said.
"Half of the church is here, we're a very tight knit group.
"Love is our number one priority."
Priest in charge Reverend Linley Matthews-Want said a $300,000 Lotterywest grant had helped the group design the centre exactly how they wanted it.
"Today we celebrate the opening of our new op shop, our new community hall, our commercial kitchen as well as our emergency relief centre which includes services that will assist the homeless," she said.
"This building is the culmination of so much hard work and I thank everyone who has contributed significantly and been involved in the journey through to this day."
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Ms Matthews-Want said the fire had a "devastating" impact but Church of the Way had continued to help the community, assisting almost 2000 people in 2018 alone.
"[The fire] was hard to fathom as we'd been known for our service to the community, it hit us hard," she said.
"We said that, although this catastrophic event had destroyed much of our past, it would not determine our future.
"With a lot of time and effort and determination, I rejoice today that we celebrate a new future and a new season of hope in this community."
The op shop, located at 58 Steerforth Drive, will be open from 10am-4pm on weekdays and 9am-12pm on Saturday mornings.
Anyone who would like to volunteer their time or donate items to the op shop should get in contact with the House of Hope on Facebook.
