Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity

You did more than build a house. You brought the Gant Home to reality!

Through Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity, 313 families realized the dream of homeownership in just one year.

We’re celebrating a great accomplishment! Thanks to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Champaign County Chapter, and other local volunteers, two families in our community now have a great start toward economic independence.


This house was one of 313 homes that were built across the United States with families in need of simple, decent, affordable housing. That’s about one home built every 28 hours through Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity. It’s an amazing and inspiring accomplishment—and you are to thank for making it happen.

You can help 355 families in 2007

It’s estimated that 5 million people in the United States live in substandard conditions. As you know, some of these people include families in your community. Many are struggling to provide even the most basic needs, like food, electricity and a safe place to live. That can change—with your help.

Join us as we build 355 homes in 2007 – including 2 in our community. To find out more about Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity and building a home with a family in your community, call Joan Wingo, Chapter Specialist, 355-2503, joan.wingo at gmail.com or visit tbChampaign.com or www.thriventbuilds.com.

From the first nail to the last, building a home through Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity is a profound experience. It’s not just concrete and wood, it’s tears and smiles, born of hard work and faith. And it’s the knowledge that you’ve helped change lives.

You can lead by example

Changing lives by working side-by-side with families to build their homes comes from the heart. Leading your fellow chapter members comes from your heart, too, but with a sense of wanting to do more–giving more of your time and effort to help a family in need. If you are a Thrivent Financial for Lutherans member, you can help lead your chapter’s efforts through Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity by becoming a Thrivent Builds Congregational Champion.

Congregational Champions encourage members and other Lutherans to get involved in volunteer and fund-raising efforts to support the two homes that your Champaign Chapter will build in 2007.

For more information, contact Joan Wingo, Chapter Specialist, 355-2503, joan.wingo at gmail.com or visit www.thriventbuilds.com.


You can help end poverty housing through Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity, a $105 million financial, volunteer and advocacy alliance between Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International®.