Projects

Building on Faith Week

Founded on a Christian mission, Habitat Charlotte pays annual service to our spiritual roots through our Building on Faith Week. This project is our signature Blitz Build Project, celebrating our special connection to Charlotte’s faith community.  Each fall since 1995, faith groups of different denominations partner with us by spending 1 week constructing between 10 and 20 homes for local, low-income families.

This year's Building on Faith will take place from September 27th to October 4th. As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, our goal is to serve 25 families by building 25 houses.

Placing a specific emphasis on action and reflection, every day for that Blitz Build week, volunteers work alongside future homeowners to bring their houses to life.  Throughout the week, time's taken to appreciate these accomplishments with celebratory habitation services, where all participants rejoice in the work completed and become energized for the work ahead.  Volunteers are rewarded with the special gift of seeing the tangible impact their service can have in the course of just one week.

Building on Faith is an international effort to draw people in the faith community into action to build homes and stronger communities. Because of the publicity associated with the week, volunteers shine a light on the need to eliminate poverty housing and to strengthen neighborhoods. As Christ spoke, "You are the light of the world . . . Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in Heaven." (Matthew 5:14, 15 NRSV)

Congregations and individuals continue to work in partnership with homeowners for 2 to 4 weeks after the end of the official Building on Faith Week.  During that time, volunteers finish the detailed construction work on each home. It ends with a Dedication ceremony to celebrate the completion of each Habitat home and provides each new homeowner family with a Bible and handmade quilt provided by the Charlotte Quilters Guild.