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Matthew 25 Church House

This ministry started in 1994 by the pastor and leaders of Kern Road Mennonite Church, and today involves nearly forty churches in the planning, funding, and building of a home each summer. This is truly an ecumenical project. Our motivation is based on Matthew 25:34-40, which is the Scripture where Jesus tells his followers that when they do things for the "least of these", who are the poor, broken-spirited, or desolate, we are in fact doing these things for Him.

The 2008 Matthew 25 Church House will be the 14th home built by this group of over 40 churches. This year's home will be built at 116 S. Walnut in South Bend, and our partner family is Sharnae Jones. Above is a picture of Sharnae Jones and her daughter Freedom. Construction will begin on June 20, with workdays every Saturday from June 21 until August 16 (except for the weekend of July 4).  The project will conclude with our house blessing on Sunday, August 17 at 3 p.m. at the site of the home, 116 S. Walnut St.

Sponsors:


Home Comfort Experts
Kulczar Plumbing, Inc.
Miles Distributors Inc.
Operative Plasterers &
Cement Masons #692 Apprentices
Laidig Concrete, Inc.
Erica's Craft & Sewing Center
McCormick Engineering, LLC


Current churches involved are:


Albright United Methodist Church
Calvary Temple
Coalbush United Methodist Church
Christ the King Lutheran
Deer Run Church of Christ
East United Methodist Church
Evangelical Covenant Church
First Baptist Church
First Christian Church of Mishawaka
First Presbyterian of Edwardsburg
First Presbyterian, Mishawaka
First Presbyterian, South Bend
First United Methodist Church of Mishawaka
First United Methodist Church of South Bend
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Grace Church
Grace United Methodist
Granger Missionary
Granger Presbyterian
Harris Prairie Church of Christ
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Impact Christian Fellowship
Kern Road Mennonite Church
Lakeville United Methodist Church
Little Flower Catholic Church
Living Hope Four Square Church
Memorial Presbyterian
North Liberty United Methodist Church
Northway Church of Christ
Osceola United Methodist Church
Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren
Sacred Heart Parish
St. Andrews United Church of Christ
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
St. Bavo's Catholic Church
St. James Episcopal
St. Matthews
Salem United Methodist Church
South Bend Christian Reformed Church
Sunnyside Presbyterian
Trinity Evangelical Free Church
Westminster Presbyterian
Zion United Church of Christ

2007 Steering Committee Members
Kirk Philippsen, Chair, St. James Episcopal
Linda Riley, fundraising, Sunnyside Presbyterian
Chris Clark, First Presbyterian of South Bend
Dave Court, First Presbyterian of Mishawaka
Jenna Froberg, Habitat liaison
Ron Olsen, Evangelical Covenant Church
To get involved, please contact Jenna Froberg in Church Relations.