Baptist Build 2016

Our news coverage for Baptist Build 2016 will start with a new blog for the new year, to be found at:  http://baptistbuild.blogspot.com/

We hope to see you checking out how to get involved in 2016.  

Greetings Baptist Churches,

Momentum is building for our Martin Luther King Jr. weekend kick off events for Baptist Build 2016.

On Saturday morning January 16, volunteers begin framing walls at 8:15 AM in the comfort of Habitat Wake's new construction center (near Habitat Wake's office). At 11:30 AM, the walls are transported to the Neuse View site. At 11:45 AM, we will have a wall raising ceremony asking God's blessings on this project and then start framing the Baptist Build houses that afternoon. 

Even if your church is not scheduled to work on January 16, we would love to have a representative from each church at the 11:45 AM wall raising ceremony. Please let me know if you can attend, and I will start working on the program for the ceremony. 

The next day, Sunday, January 17 we will have a celebration worship service at 4PM with participating churches from the Wake Missionary and Raleigh Baptist Associations. If you have choirs or special worship artists that would like to perform at this service, please let Pastors Nix or Connelly know. They are planning this service.

I appreciate James, Roger and Johnny stepping forward to coordinate the Baptist Build volunteer schedule. If not done already, please let your coordinator and Roberta Macauley, roberta.macauley@habitatwake.org, know the dates that you would like to send teams from your church. Stay tuned about special youth work days.

Once you have picked your work days, ask your church's volunteers to register on the Volunteer Hub link: http://vhub.at/baptistbuild2016. It would be great to have this 10 week schedule filled by our first work day, January 16. Don't forget to invite individuals in your congregation to work additional days that they are available, especially Thursday and Fridays. 

Habitat for Humanity Dedication Ceremony

 On Saturday morning, May 30th, Jo Anna Robertson's home was dedicated with praise to God for the gifts shared to build the home.  Roger Nix from the Raleigh Baptist Association welcomed the group, Rev Richard Childress, the pastor of New Hope Baptist, blessed the home, and Rick Beech thanked all the churches involved.  

 Rev Marvin Connelly, spoke representing the Wake Missionary Baptist Association, celebrating the unity between churches who helped with the build.  New Hope Baptist presented the family with a quilt for their new home. 

 The community of supporters gathered to dedicate the home to the glory of God and to be a blessing to the Robertson family, JoAnn, Tyrese and Tyshawn. 

 Rick Beech presented Jo Anne Robertson with a Bible as a gift from Habitat. 

Dedication Service Tomorrow!

Please don't forget the dedication service for the new home on Saturday, May 30 at 10:00 AM.  Please come out and celebrate with Joann Robertson and her two sons, Tyrese and Tyshawn at 2742 Erin Ridge Road in Raleigh.

March 28th progress

 Look at the beautiful house coming together with so many helpers.  The windows are in and the insulation being put on.  Thanks to Johnny Glover for the pictures. 

The roof is going on!

These are the 26 wonderful volunteers who came on Saturday, March 21, hard hats on and ready to work.  The team made a lot of progress, laying the plywood on the roof and adding the felt paper.  

We thank the Broughton Sunday School Class from Trinity Baptist for the wonderful lunch  served to everyone present.  

 Work was also done reinforcing and bracing the rafters. 

 Busy hands swept out water and mud collected from recent rains. 

The next work to be done is scheduled for this week.  The driveway and sidewalk will be poured and the plumbing and electrical wiring will be started. 

Thanks to everyone for their willing hands and kind hearts. 

Letter from Jo-Ann Robertson, March 8, 2015

Letter from Jo-Ann:  

Thank you Rick, Capital Community Church, Ephesus Baptist Church, Greystone Baptist Church, Millbrook Baptist Church, New Hope Baptist Church, St. Augusta Missionary Baptist Church, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Temple Baptist Church, Trinity Baptist Church, To anyone who are unable to make it to the building sight, volunteers, college students, Sienna College,Jim Clark, Juniper Level Missionary Baptist Church, Springfield Baptist Church, Wake Missionary Baptist Association, St. John's Baptist Church, Mike R. Shanna, Mr. Frank Wiesner, John Rovengo, Raleigh Baptist Association, Roberta M., Anne P., Adam Czechowic, Jon, to many volunteers that I have worked with @ different building sites,Syretta Hill, En'Janet Square, Vermecha , Sheldon, Volunteer @ Raleigh and Apex Restore, Demonica Hicks who was my coach but left as I was beginning to a partner for Habitat for Humanity, and for each individual person or church group that I may have not named. I want to remember and Thank everyone. Without anyone this wouldn't be possible for my family. I give thanks to everyone who is helping or continuing to help on this project. I'm very grateful. May God bless everyone. Thank you

Cold Saturday: work in progress

Our thanks to Trinity Baptist for their hard work on Saturday, Feb 28.  The cold but sunny day was filled with sawing, hammering, putting insulated siding in place.  Some of the interior walls are in place with walls being painted.  God's willing hands full of construction tools.

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Praise from Jo-Ann Robertson

On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 Jo-Ann Robertson sent this message to the Habitat team:

"Rick it was a great turn out for the Groundblessing on February 14, 2015. This was a great

Valentine's Day for Tyrese, Tyshawn, and myself. I give a great big shout out to God, to every church and congregation who's participating in the Baptist Build, and to any one who decides to become a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. I'm thrilled that I opened the door for Jesus and he allowed me to apply @ Habitat for Humanity. I have a met a great staff and I'm very pleased of the outcome from everyone who's participating in the Baptist Build to build a home for my children and myself. May God continue to bless you and the staff @ Habitat for Humanity." 

Walls going up in the chilly weather.

Look at what is happening at our Baptist Build Habitat house for the Robinsons.  

 Walls begin going up as crews from Tabernacle and New Hope churches labor with love on site.  In spite of the cold, here is the exciting progress made on Saturday, Feb 21. 

The work begins

 This past weekend was the first of work at the Baptist Build Habitat house for Joanne and her sons. Here are our volunteers in action. 

Our thanks to the churches partnering on this build:  Greystone Baptist, Trinity Baptist, Millbrook Baptist, New Hope, Tabernacle,  St Augusta Missionary Baptist, Juniper Baptist, Springfield Baptist, Temple, St John's Baptist, Ephesus, and Capital Community.  What an out pouring of love.