Current Build Projects

Winter 2008 Builds

House of Abraham
Emerson St, Ypsilanti
Volunteer House Construction Leader: Steve Polgar
Volunteer Coordinator: Rachid Hatem, rhatem@sbcglobal.net
Kick-Off Date: mid-October 2007
Expected Completion Date: April 2008
Build Schedule: Saturdays 8am-4pm

House Sponsors:
• Temple Beth Emeth
• Beth Israel
• St. Clare
• AA Christian Reformed
• St. James
• Emmanuel UCC Manchester
• 1st Presbyterian
• St. Paul UCC
• Bethel UCC (new participating member!)

See the House of Abraham in The Record online newspaper!
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Friends House (Community Build)
627 Martin Place, Ypsilanti
Sponsors: EMU Eagle's Nest, Toyota, 2007-2008 UofM Baseball Team
Volunteer House Construction Leader: EMU Construction Management Program
Kick-Off Date: January 2008
Expected Completion Date: TBD
Build Schedule: Saturdays 8am-4pm

Completed 2007 Builds

WomenBuild
1691 Dorothy St, Ypsilanti
Lead Sponsor: DTE Energy
Volunteer House Chair: JoAnn Chavez
Volunteer House Construction Leader: Lynne Punnett
Build Kick-off Date: Saturday, August 11, 2007
Completion Date: December 2007
Build Schedule: Fridays, co-ed, 8am-4pm
Saturdays, all women, 8am-4pm

Thrivent/Cornerstone House
202 Rosewood, Ypsilanti
House Construction Leaders: Andy Lakatos, Paul Hines
Kick-Off Date: May 2007
Completion Date: early August 2007
Build Schedule: Fridays and Saturdays, 8am-4pm
Dedication Ceremony: July 22, 2007 at 3pm

House Sponsors:
• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans – Washtenaw County Chapter
• Christ Our King, Saline
• Emmanuel Lutheran
• King of Kings, Ann Arbor
• Peace Lutheran
• St. Paul Lutheran
• Trinity Evangelical
• Zion Lutheran, Ann Arbor
• Zion Lutheran, Chelsea
• Chelsea Church of the Nazarene

Good News House
1609 Harvest Lane, Ypsilanti
House Construction Leaders: Bob Whitacre, Bill Dunphy
Kick-Off Date: May 2007
Completion Date: late August 2007
Build Schedule: Fridays and Saturdays, 8am-4pm
Dedication Ceremony: August 19, 2007 at 3pm

House Sponsors: Good News House church sponsors

We receive support from businesses, corporations, many congregations and faith-based communities, civic groups, individuals, city/townships and the government. Please visit our partners page for a list of our house funding sponsors!