Lord of Love is a founding member of the ELF (Ecumenical Labor Force) Coalition. The ELF Coalition is a group of eleven churches that come together each year to complete a home renovation or build. The churches raise money to pay a portion of the cost of materials.
Right now, Lord of Love supports the related prison ministry, the “Avenue J Brothers.” Volunteers who qualify for work release from Douglas County Corrections are bussed to the ELF worksite each Saturday. Members of the ELF coalition sign up to provide a noon meal for the inmates. The project provides training for skills that inmates can use when they are released.
History
Our involvement started back in the 1980’s. In 2005 Lord of Love built a home on its own rather than helping the ELF Coalition. It was a challenging yet rewarding experience.
We have also taken groups of people to the New Orleans and Biloxi areas that were hit by hurricane Katrina. On each trip, we spent a week helping build Habitat homes in those areas that were so devastated by that storm. Who knows, perhaps some year we’ll send members on an international Habitat project!
During the summer of 2019 the ELF Coalition worked on two houses that are next to each other at 3605 and 3609 North 19th Street.
Thanks to everyone who contribute in some way to our ELF Habitat for Humanity Builds!