Faith Build
We invite your congregation to participate in this year’s multi-faith build “My Neighbour’s House 2011”.
In 2009, our first faith build in Guelph was constructed by volunteers and donations for a family of five, located on Johnston Street. This fall we have a building lot on Huron Street at which we have started a semi-detached house for two families. As of October 2011, the foundation has been poured and soon the first and second level of the house will be framed. One of the houses has been sponsored by Whirlpool Canada and volunteers from the company are scheduled to build over the next 3 weeks.
We then need volunteers from the community to sign up and take over the building and see it through to completion.
Here's why you and your congregation should help today!:
- Millard Fuller developed the, “Theology of the Hammer” many decades ago, it still resonates throughout our community today. The Theology of the Hammer suggests the hammer can bridge theological differences by putting love into action. Everyone can use the hammer as an instrument to manifest God’s love.
- Habitat for Humanity welcomes all people to build with us in partnership. "The Bible teaches that God is the God of the whole crowd," explained Fuller. "God's love leaves nobody out, and my love should not either. This understanding drives 'the theology of the hammer' around the world, steadily building more and more houses in more and more countries."
How Habitat for Humanity benefits the church
Multiple lanes coming back to the church
During the last four years, we have built five houses, led the community in fund-raising for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and added a $2 million addition to our church building. I can trace all that activity back to our first Habitat house in 2000. You don’t do outreach as an investment, but it just works out that way. A Habitat partnership is definitely a two way street, but there are multiple lanes coming back into church life. Habitat has inspired us to think thoughts that are worthy of God, to think about things that are greater than us and to think about things that demand faith.
The Reverend Pat Driskell
Pastor of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
A sign of a healthy congregation
The doing of faith is critical. That is why we are involved with Habitat and why we will continue to be involved. People who get involved are often the people who are looking for something in a church. Habitat has been a launching pad for other kinds of service projects. Habitat helps novices find ways of doing good. One of the signs of a healthy congregation is that members can look beyond themselves and look toward others. I think Habitat provides an excellent way to do that.
Bishop Gary Hansen
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