By Jim Lamb and Rachel PritchettBREMERTON – Lutherans from all corners of Kitsap County are building a Habitat for Humanity house in Bremerton.
It is the first of its kind in the county, and will be occupied by a low-income family next spring.
The house is located at Habitat for Humanity's emerging Cornerstone Place neighborhood. Workers now are hurrying to get to a stage in construction to keep the rains out.
The home will be occupied by a nursing student at Olympic College and her two sons.
Leon Thomas of nearby Silverdale Lutheran Church came up with the vision for the Lutheran-built house. He developed a plan to raise $24,000 and get pledges of at least 1,500 hours of work from members of local Lutheran churches. Tirelessly visiting each church beginning in June, he and the Rev. Bill Crabtree of Silverdale Lutheran so far have raised more than $16,000 and received commitments of 500 hours of work.
That's been enough to start.
Groundbreaking and a worship service were held at the sight on Aug. 7. Walt Washington, the county treasurer, delivered remarks.
"Besides the joy of helping a deserving family, just imagine the fellowship, relationships between churches and new friendships that would develop as Lutherans worked together," said Jim Lamb, member of Silverdale Lutheran.
That’s happened, and members from the following churches now are working shoulder-to-shoulder: Port Madison and Bethany Lutheran churches of Bainbridge Island; Family of God, Memorial and Our Saviour’s Lutheran churches of Bremerton; Spirit of Life Lutheran Church of Olalla; and First Lutheran Church of Poulsbo.
The house is located at Habitat for Humanity's emerging Cornerstone Place neighborhood. Workers now are hurrying to get to a stage in construction to keep the rains out.
The home will be occupied by a nursing student at Olympic College and her two sons.
Leon Thomas of nearby Silverdale Lutheran Church came up with the vision for the Lutheran-built house. He developed a plan to raise $24,000 and get pledges of at least 1,500 hours of work from members of local Lutheran churches. Tirelessly visiting each church beginning in June, he and the Rev. Bill Crabtree of Silverdale Lutheran so far have raised more than $16,000 and received commitments of 500 hours of work.
That's been enough to start.
Groundbreaking and a worship service were held at the sight on Aug. 7. Walt Washington, the county treasurer, delivered remarks.
"Besides the joy of helping a deserving family, just imagine the fellowship, relationships between churches and new friendships that would develop as Lutherans worked together," said Jim Lamb, member of Silverdale Lutheran.
That’s happened, and members from the following churches now are working shoulder-to-shoulder: Port Madison and Bethany Lutheran churches of Bainbridge Island; Family of God, Memorial and Our Saviour’s Lutheran churches of Bremerton; Spirit of Life Lutheran Church of Olalla; and First Lutheran Church of Poulsbo.
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