Cobb Interfaith Habitat Coalition dedicates 21st Habitat home

On Sept. 19, Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta and the Cobb Interfaith Habitat Coalition (CIHC) dedicated the coalition’s 21st Habitat home in Austell during Habitat for Humanity’s 35th anniversary year.

The house was the first build started this year.

For nine weeks, the future homeowner built alongside CIHC volunteers.

Working as a caregiver for an assisted living facility, the single mother will move into her new home with her two children from a two-bedroom apartment in Cobb County.

The 2021 CIHC includes 12 religious organizations and four corporate members.

Faith partners include:

• First Presbyterian Church of Marietta
• St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
• Unity North Atlanta Church
• Covenant United Methodist Church
• McEachern United Methodist Church
• Due West United Methodist Church
• Smyrna First United Methodist Church
• Bethany United Methodist Church
• Temple Kol Emeth
• Log Cabin Community Church
• St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church
• East Cobb Islamic Center
• West Cobb Islamic Center

Corporate sponsors include Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors, Pinkerton & Laws, Truist (BB&T) and Atlanta West Carpets.

The annual CIHC uses the motto: “We Build to Coexist, We Coexist to Build.”

“For 21 years, this faithful, cross-denominational coalition has represented the best of our county and always finds a way to build - no matter the challenges,” said CIHC co-chair and Habitat board member Henry Hene.

“It was very rewarding to again be building side by side with this special homeowner who worked so hard to make a better life for the next generation,” Hene added.

“For more than two decades, this coalition has been a light in this community and a shining example of what people can do when they come together to improve lives,” said Jessica Gill, CEO, Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta based in Smyrna.