Thrivent & Lutherans partner with Habitat
on Second House
Thrivent & Lutherans partner with Habitat for second house Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and the Lutheran churches of Washington County will sponsor their second house with HFHWC in 2010. Thrivent Financial will fund 65% of the necessary funds through the Thrivent Builds program, and the local churches will contribute 10%. Half of the churches’ funds were already raised during the 2009 build. The house will be built in the Whispering Hills neighborhood of Smithsburg.
Carrie and her five-year-old son Cameron will be the owners of the 2010 Thrivent Builds house. Carrie has already completed many of her “sweat equity” hours through working on other Habitat families’ homes, taking a financial management course, meeting regularly with her family partner to establish goals, and helping with Habitat events. Carrie is a Lutheran herself and is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Smithsburg.
Do You want to help?
All Lutherans are welcome to help with this project whether or not you or your church helped in 2009. We would like to see some new faces!
Ways to Help:
- Build
- Provide materials
- Provide lunch or snack for work day
- Provide bottled water
- Take pictures
- Prepare a photo album/scrap book
- Raise funds
- Pray for the project
The alliance between Habitat and Thrivent Financial has resulted in 2,000 homes for families in just four years! To be involved in this exciting project, contact the Habitat office at 301-791-9009 or email us.
