Twin Peaks Chapter - Twin Peaks Thrivent Builds

As part of the 3rd year of Thrivent Builds national commitment to Habitat for Humanity, another home will be build in Longmont. This build is to occur during the 2nd half of 2008. Watch this page for updates on this project.

Both of these houses are in the Quail Ridge subdivision just east of Hwy 287, about 1/2 mile north of Pike road in Longmont.

The Thrivent Builds program is structured to stimulate faith in action volunteerism and giving within the Thrivent Lutheran community. At least 50% of the volunteer labor on these 2 homes is to be Lutheran. The Lutheran community is to give 10% of the material cost - either through cash gifts or gifts-in-kind of professional labor or new material.

You are all invited to join in this good work. Except for holidays, we work every Wed, Fri & Sat from 8:00 to 4:00. Individuals or groups may volunteer. So that we can plan appropriate work for the number of volunteers on each work day, please call the Longmont Habitat office at 303-682-2485 to indicate the work days you intend to support. Also, call the office if you have professional labor or new material you can donate or discount. Also call if your church can supply a job site meal for one of these workdays.

Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity

Colorado 2008 Facts

Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity is a four-year, $125 million alliance between Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International. �Thrivent Builds� homes mirror other Habitat homes, but have a greater focus on volunteers from Thrivent chapters and Lutheran congregations. Those groups and other community volunteers�including Habitat partner families�come together to build simple, decent, affordable homes. But it�s not a giveaway program. Homes are sold to partner families at no profit. In addition to monthly mortgage payments, each homebuyer family invests hundreds of hours of labor into building their home and other Habitat houses.

In its first two years, the program funded construction for more than 650 homes in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers helped build the homes.

In Longmont:

One is being built with St. Vrain Valley Habitat for Humanity. Habitat affiliates are independent, locally run, nonprofit organizations that coordinate all aspects of Habitat home-building within specific geographical areas.
Over 350 volunteers are expected to help from the community and from Twin Peaks Thrivent chapter�geographically-based volunteer groups of Thrivent Financial members. Lutherans from area churches will provide at least 50% of the volunteers!
It will cost $165,000 to build the home:

Thrivent Financial is funding $107,250 or 65 percent,
St. Vrain Valley HFH is contributing $41,250 or 25 percent,
Twin Peaks Thrivent chapter/area Lutheran Churches are raising $16,500 or 10 percent.

In Colorado:

Ten homes are being built.
3,200 volunteers from Colorado and from nine Thrivent chapters are expected to help
Eight Habitat affiliates are participating.
It will cost approximately $1,553,757 to build the 10 homes in Colorado:

Thrivent Financial is funding $1,009,945, or 65 percent.
Habitat affiliates are contributing $388,442, or 25 percent.
Thrivent chapters are raising $155,378, or 10 percent.

Nationally:

324 homes are being built in 42 states at a cost of approximately $35.9 million:

Thrivent Financial is funding approximately $23.4 million, or 65 percent.
Habitat affiliates need to raise nearly $9 million, or 25 percent.
Thrivent chapters need to raise nearly $3.6 million, or 10 percent.

It will take roughly 650,000 volunteer hours from more than 100,000 volunteers.
More than 290 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans chapters will be involved.
Homes will be built with 243 Habitat for Humanity affiliates.