This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 print newsletter. This spring, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity is saying a bittersweet farewell to construction supervisor Gary Blake, who has been with the organization since 2010. Blake is retiring — and moving out of state — so while we wish him and his wife the best […]
ICYMI: ReStore Recycling Expands into Textiles
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 print newsletter. Every day is Earth Day at the Pikes Peak Habitat ReStores! While “Planet vs. Plastics” is the 2024 Earth Day theme, the ReStores also provide new life to gently used building materials and home goods, serve as recycling centers for a variety of materials, and […]
Read with Us: Saving Us
In honor of Earth Day, our April read is Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe. An evangelical Christian, Hayhoe serves as chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy and the Endowed Professor in Public Policy and Public Law and Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor at […]
2024 Apostles Build Kicks Off with Event for Church Leaders
Pikes Peak Habitat’s 2024 Apostles Build officially launched on Thursday, March 21, with an event for church leaders at the Peel House at First Lutheran. Leaders whose congregations have volunteered in the past or might be considering participation had the chance to see a video from Apostles Build future homeowner Bernadette, hear from new Pikes […]
Read with Us: The Cotton Patch Evidence
This month, we’re reading The Cotton Patch Evidence: The Story of Clarence Jordan and the Koinonia Farm Experiment (1942-1970) by Dallas Lee. Koinonia Farm, a community near Americus, Georgia, was founded by biblical scholar and farmer Jordan, who envisioned a place where people could live and work together regardless of racial differences. He persisted with […]
Interfaith Dialogue Includes Remarks from the Colorado Springs Mayor’s Office
This is Part 3 of 3 posts about Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity’s 3rd Interfaith Dialogue, “Who Is Your Neighbor?” Read Part I, “Interfaith Dialogue Focuses on Neighborliness.” Read Part 2, “Interfaith Dialogue Panelists Share Experiences with Housing.” Following the panel discussion at the interfaith dialogue but before participants engaged in a facilitated, interfaith discussion […]
Interfaith Dialogue Panelists Share Experiences with Housing
This is part 2 of 3 posts about Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity’s 3rd Interfaith Dialogue, “Who Is Your Neighbor?” Read part I, “Interfaith Dialogue Focuses on Neighborliness.” At the dialogue, held on the UCCS campus on Sunday, Feb. 4, as part of our observance of the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week Feb. 1-7, […]
Read with Us: Out of Many Faiths
This month, we’re reading Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise by Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith America, which is one of our partner organizations in the Team Up initiative and an ongoing supporter of Pikes Peak Habitat’s work. (Check out this video they created spotlighting our Faith in Action Program Manager […]
Interfaith Dialogue Focuses on Neighborliness
This is Part I of a three-part series on the interfaith dialogue. What do diverse faith traditions say about neighborliness? That was the question at the forefront of Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity’s 3rd Interfaith Dialogue, “Who Is Your Neighbor?,” held on the UCCS campus on Sunday, Feb. 4, as part of our observance of […]
ICYMI: Pi Beta Phi Alumnae, Volunteers Collaborate to Create Library for Pikes Peak Habitat Neighborhood
From the Winter 2024 newsletter Thanks to a Rotary Club connection and a handy volunteer, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity neighborhood at The Ridge at Sand Creek has a little library. “We were just talking about ideas we could do in the community, and a little library was brought up,” explains Sam Chapman, a […]