Since its founding in 1984, Habitat for Humanity of Evansville has been blessed to work with more than 75 congregations and faith-based groups in our community. Numerous congregations have sponsored houses on their own while others have formed coalitions with long histories of faithful partnership in our housing ministry. To get involved with any of these coalitions, e-mail the contact person given below.

Lutherans for Habitat
Lutherans for Habitat has built 17 houses in the last 16 years. Pastor Richard Miller organized the group and has served as chair since 1992, with many of the group’s members also serving continuously. For the last three years, Lutherans for Habitat has partnered with Thrivent Builds, a four-year $105 million partnership between Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International designed to increase the Habitat ministry’s homebuilding production.
For more information about Lutherans for Habitat, email Don Diekmann or call him at (812) 477-1447.

Catholics for Habitat
Catholics for Habitat has built five houses in the last five years and prior to 2004 built numerous houses as east side and west side Catholic churches. The group has members from 18 Catholic churches in the community as well as a lay Catholic organization, Communion and Liberation. For the last two years, it has partnered with BBQ-ers for Charity to raise funds for builds.
For more information on Catholics for Habitat, email Sue Weis or call her at (812) 985-9324.

United Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ Churches
The United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ churches have built six houses in the past seven years. Many UCC churches, including Bethlehem, Bethel, St. John’s East, St. Paul’s on Michigan Street, St. Paul’s German Township, Zion and Zoar have sponsored houses on their own or with one or two other churches, while Bethel has sponsored two houses in the last two years.
For more information on the United Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ builds, email Carl Schofield or call him at (812) 401-4093.

Methodists for Habitat
The United Methodists Churches are committed to building every other year with three houses completed in 2004, 2006 and 2008. The United Methodist District Fund contributed $10,000 toward the most recent build.
For more information on United Methodists Churches builds, email Rev. Pat Jackson or call him at (812) 477-5065.

Apostle Build
In 2006, the following churches joined together for Habitat for Humanity of Evansville’s first-ever Apostle Build: CenterPoint Community Church, Eastminster Presbyterian, First Baptist, First Seventh Day Adventist, Forest Hills Baptist, Korean Church of Evansville, Northside Congregational, North Park Baptist, Westminster Presbyterian, Westwood Baptist and the Potter’s Wheel. If you'd like to sponsor another Apostle Build, email Vaughn and Jane Peerman or call them at (812) 760-7832.  

Interfaith Build In 2005, members of First Presbyterian Church, Temple Adath B’nai Israel, the Islamic Center of Evansville and First Presbyterian partnered in an Interfaith Build made possible through a gift from the estate of Charles and Mary Kerr Sperry.