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