BaptistBuild: 2017

Monday, October 30, 2017

Baptist Build Coalition Continues

The Baptist Coalition with Habitat continues and now can be followed at

https://www.habitatwake.org/faith/baptist

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Wonderful Dedication of the Home for the McKeithan's

Thank you for everyone who participated in the dedication or had any part in the building of this new home. Mary and Billy McKeithan with their family now have a new home.

Raleigh Associational Director, Roger Nix, along with other pastor's who lead in this project were present to bless this home, finished now as a new home-place for the McKeithan's.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Dedication of the Habitat House - April 1, 3 PM

Thanks to your great work, The Baptist Build home is nearing completion. We have set the dedication for Saturday, April 1 at 3:00 PM.. Please plan to join us for this special service.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Clergy Saturday

We had a delightful clergy and church staff work morning today with Baptist Grove, Oak City, The Fountain, Trinity, and Wake Baptist Grove participating. Thank you to each of you who participated in making this such a special day.

A lot of work was accomplished as this busy team of volunteers hammered away all day beginning the siding and installing windows.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

House is closed in with a roof

At the end of the weekend January 28, the house has a roof structure complete.

Plywood walls and roof have closed in the house.

Thanks to all the volunteers

Overcast morning as our volunteers gathered for prayer to begin the day.

What a lot of progress was made this past weekend.
Painting on one house and a new roof on the other.

Thanks to the volunteers and also to the kitchen crew who provided lunch for all our workers.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Wall Raising for the McKeithans

We had a great weekend beginning the new house with the wall raising. We greatly appreciate all who sent volunteers to build the walls in the warehouse and to raise the walls on site. It was also great to have all who participated in the worship service celebration and wall-raising ceremony.

What a wonderful way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A special thank you goes to Marc Archibald and Rev. Paul Anderson of The Fountain for providing a spectacular worship event.

Check out the photos from the weekend. As you can see from the photos, we made huge progress on the McKeithen's home this weekend.

Working together with God

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, Matthew 25:34-35

Why are we doing this? We believe everyone in Wake County should have a decent place to live. Seeking to put God’s love into action, we are bringing Baptists together to build homes, hope and greater community in Jesus’ name.

How will the houses be funded and built? We are inviting churches from both Wake Missionary Baptist Association and the Raleigh Baptist Association to work together to provide the funding and volunteers to build two homes with Habitat Wake. The total cost to build the homes is $130,000, and it will be shared by participating churches. The houses will be built over 2-3 months on Thursdays - Saturdays. We are seeking churches to help financially according to their ability. Large churches are asked to be leaders. Smaller churches are asked to give as they are able.

Partner Family Information

2017 Family:
Mary and Billy Mc Keithan are from North Carolina and have worked hard all their lives. Mary was with Eaton Corp for many years, until the plant relocated, and she went on to work other jobs until she became disabled in 2007. Billy has worked for the Raleigh Flea Market for 20 years, but is experiencing health issues and is not as able to get out as much now. They have two children, and the youngest, Kelsey, just graduated from high school. Their oldest, Kevin, is married and has a 6-year-old son. Their family has been working diligently on their sweat equity hours and are looking forward to making new friends by building with the Baptist congregations.

Churches in the Mission Effort

The following churches are cooperating on this mission effort with Habitat: Baptist Grove, Bethlehem Baptist, Ephesus Baptist, First Philadelphia Baptist, Greystone Baptist, Juniper Level Missionary, Macedonia Baptist, Millbrook Baptist, New Hope Baptist, New Providence Missionary, Oak City Baptist, Oberlin Baptist, Springfield Baptist, St Augusta Missionary, St John's Baptist, St Matthew's Baptist, Tabernacle Baptist, The Fountain of Raleigh, Triangle Baptist, Trinity Baptist, Wake Baptist Grove, Wake Chapel Baptist, and Williams Grove Baptist churches,