This is Part 4 of a 7-part series featuring Pikes Peak Habitat Interfaith Build for Unity subcommittee members, who discuss their faith community’s involvement in creating an interfaith unity bench for 3rd IBU homeowner Jessica. Stephanie Parks from Grace & St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church shares why her congregation participated in the bench project. Grace & […]
IBU Bench: First United Methodist Church Prairie Campus
This is Part 3 of a 7-part series featuring Pikes Peak Habitat Interfaith Build for Unity subcommittee members, who discuss their faith community’s involvement in creating an interfaith unity bench for 3rd IBU homeowner Jessica. Kymm Hockman from First United Methodist Church Prairie Campus shares why her congregation participated in the bench project. We always […]
IBU Bench: Temple Beit Torah
This is Part 2 of a 7-part series featuring Pikes Peak Habitat Interfaith Build for Unity subcommittee members, who discuss their faith community’s involvement in creating an interfaith unity bench for 3rd IBU homeowner Jessica. Read Part I, an interview with Jeff Mawhirter from Christ City Church, who assembled the bench. Jeff Ader is president […]
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 […]
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, […]
Jessica Shares Her Story at 3rd Interfaith Build for Unity Launch
Bringing together people from various faiths can be challenging — but it’s also worthwhile! That was the message at Pikes Peak Habitat’s 3rd Interfaith Build for Unity (IBU) kickoff, held June 8 at Nancy Lewis Park. Representatives from faith traditions including Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism gathered to interact with each other, hear from future […]