MONTGOMERY, Ill., Jan. 14, 2019–Area faith communities are invited to learn about Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity’s 2019 Faith Build, a local home building project sponsored by churches.

An information meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Genesis Community Church (Habitat offices),1300 S. Broadway in Montgomery.

The public is invited. Refreshments will be served.

Habitat officials  will discuss how churches and other faith communities can support construction of the third annual Faith Build, a Habitat home at 1530 Solfisburg Ave. in Aurora. Past Faith Builds have included volunteers from up to 30 faith communities. The Wood family of Montgomery, the future homeowners, is expected to attend.

Thrivent Financial Services’s Oswego office has presented a financial match commitment of $105,000 for the 2019 Faith Build.

Founded in 1988, Fox Valley Habitat is based at Genesis Community Church in Montgomery and serves a 10-mile radius of Aurora. The volunteer group is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International of Americus, Ga., a Christian, non-profit, non-denominational housing ministry dedicated to eliminating substandard housing.

Donations and volunteers are needed to continue the nonprofit ministry in Aurora, N. Aurora and Montgomery.

Call Barbara Zegiel, Habitat funds coordinator, at (630) 206-5038 for more information.

Al Benson

Freelance Photo-Journalist

Al Benson is an Aurora-based freelance photo-journalist. He is currently an archives research specialist at Aurora University. His work has appeared in The Voice, The Daily Herald, The Beacon-News, and the Chicago Tribune.