For years, members of this congregation have supported Habitat for Humanity with their dollars and their sweat.  In 2002, in partnership with Progress Bank, we funded the purchase of a vacant house in Germantown, and worked for months, demolishing, digging, pouring concrete, laying floors, hammering, painting, sanding, plastering, and more, creating a beautiful new home for a local family, while ridding a block of an eyesore property.

Currently we are partnering with other Presbyterian congregations to rehabilitate four properties in the Point Breeze section of Southwest Philadelphia, near the John Gloucester House.  In addition to the financial donation annually included the in Social Witness Committee budget, we are supporting this effort with a pledge of $25,000 per year for three years, using moneys designated for mission from our recent capital campaign.

Volunteers are needed to participate in the hands-on work at the building sites and to provide lunches for the work crews; Saturday and some weekday dates are available.   We meet at the church at 8:15 a.m., drive down together and work until the early afternoon.  Work days are usually one Saturday a month.  The scheduled dates vary because we work with other churches on this mission project.  Please check the Social Witness Committee Bulletin Board, or contact Sue Shuchat, to volunteer.  For more about Habitat in Philadelphia, and the Presbyterian project, click here