Nearly a hundred volunteers endured the extreme heat at First Christian Church in Princeton Wednesday morning as they gathered to “Help Build Hope” by constructing walls for a home that will be gifted to Habitat for Humanity for a family impacted by the December tornado.
This project is the result of a partnership between First Christian Church, CrossRoads Missions and Mt. Carmel Christian Church of Cincinnati. Rob Minton, executive director of CrossRoads Missions, says they have a number of homes that are being built for Habitat for Humanity with the construction of the walls getting underway in the parking lot of First Christian Church Wednesday morning.
click to download audioHe notes they are also helping build other homes in the community and making repairs. However, Minton says it takes just a few hours for the volunteers to construct the walls for the Habitat home.
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According to Minton, nearly 100 volunteers from the church in Cincinnati were in the parking lot hammering and putting the boards together for the walls of the Habitat home under construction.
click to download audioPastor Dr. Jonathan Webster of First Christian Church says the volunteers and this project is a blessing to the community.
click to download audioHe notes the funding for the “Help Build Hope” home being built at the church Wednesday came from friends across the nation.
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Dr. Webster says most of the materials to build the home have been purchased locally.
click to download audioMinton says the one great thing when the frames are erected, members of the community can come by and write some uplifting messages on the walls.
click to download audioRight now, Minton says they have a lot of participants coming into the area to help but he hopes moving forward they will have a lot more local volunteers.
click to download audioHe says anyone who would like to volunteer can contact First Christian Church in Princeton or go to the CrossRoads Missions website.
This is part one of a two-part series. Coming up Thursday we’ll hear from some of the volunteers who helped with the “Help Build Hope” project.
