CrossRoads Missions' Help Build Hope
One of the responsibilities of the Church is sharing the key to spiritual life from the Scriptures that leads to a relationship with Jesus Christ; and to serve our fellow man in practical ways such as meeting needs for clothing, feeding, and sheltering. Sharing the Gospel is most effective when others have seen it lived out in the lives of those who follow Jesus.
A Help Build Hope event offers local churches an opportunity to mobilize its members to be accountable to these specific responsibilities. Dedicating time, resources, hands, and prayers to help others in need begins to fulfill this directive and serves to help unify the Body of Christ among peoples and nations.
Help Build Hope events provide a "teachable moment" for teaching the importance of worship, service and discipleship within the body of Christ. The tool we have selected to use in teaching these principles is the framing and construction of homes for those who need housing. A Help Build Hope event brings these wall framing projects directly to the parking lot of your church, camp or convention. When the walls have been framed there is a prayer and dedication service after which the walls are donated to a partnering organization. This partnering organization will then take the home to completion.
Custom Professional Posters, Banners and RollUp Stands for Your Help Build Hope Event
Promoting your Help Build Hope event is a key factor in it's success. Our HBH Poster and Banner provide a professional event information tool to help in your promotion. We recommend that you order these items at least two months prior to your scheduled event.
Place your complete order online by clicking here!
- Poster - see example
- Full color on banner material
- Includes grommets for easy hanging
- Weather resistant surface
- 18" by 24" in size
- Quality printed
- $30 per package of two which includes shipping
- Banner - see example
- Full color banner material
- Includes grommets for easy hanging
- Weather resistant surface
- 36" x 96" (large) or 24" x 64" (small) sizes
- Quality printed
- $150 (large) and $95 (small) which includes shipping
- X-Banner Stand - see example
- Full color
- Includes grommets for easy hanging
- Weather resistant surface
- 24" x 60" in size
- Quality printed
- Includes banner and stand
- $120 each which includes shipping
Custom Apparel for Your Mission Trip
We have the capabilties to professionally produce a wide variety of custom apparel items for your church or organization. Partnering with us to do so helps defray our ongoing ministry operating costs. For details please contact us!
Help Build Hope Ministry Director Contact Info ...
For booking or further information contact Andy White by visiting our Contact Us web page.
Andy White is the Director of Development for CrossRoads Missions but focuses most of his time with the Help Build Hope portion of the ministry (a home building service project which takes place on church parking lots). Andy has been on staff since April 2002. Andy was wed to his lovely wife Cindy in 2001. They were blessed on September 29th 2006 with their daughter Emma and on March 10th 2009 with their second daughter Lydia. Cindy and the girls travel with Andy as much as possible as they lead congregations all over the country in meaningful Christ-centered service projects.
- Direct telephone number is: 502-410-4290.
- Direct fax number is: 866-445-4372.
Help Build Hope Project Coordinator ...
Brian Gioe began service with CrossRoads Missions as a volunteer doing Help Build Hope weekend events in 2006. In 2007, Brian came on as a full time staff member with CrossRoads Missions serving as our Help Build Hope Project Coordinator. In addition to this role he floats between our various ministry fields as a Special Projects Coordinator provding help renovating trailers, buildings or other special projects that require his giftedness. Brian and Ann, growing up in the same youth group, have been married since 1982 and are the parents of two grown children, as well as having several grand children. Brian and Ann make their home in McCordsville, Indiana.
Brian can be contacted by telephone at 317-626-4588 or by email at
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Help Build Hope Partner Coordinator ...
Dave Lockwood's first experience with Crossroads Missions was in 1998 when he went on his first mission trip to Piedras Negras, Mexico with his daughter's youth group. Since then he has been on eight mission trips with Crossroads - six to Piedras Negras and two to New Orleans. Dave learned about Help Build Hope when his church hosted a building event in 2003, and he has been a volunteer ever since! In June of 2010, Dave joined Crossroads Missions as a full time project director with Help Build Hope.
Dave married his wife Lynne in 1980, and they have three daughters. His family is deeply involved in running childrens' programs at an inner city mission in Hamilton, Ohio. Dave and Lynne live in Fairfield, Ohio.
Dave can be contacted by telephone at 513-907-3851 or by email at
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CrossRoads Missions Headquarters Contact ...
CrossRoads Missions
3231 Ruckriegel Parkway Suite 111.
Louisville, KY 40299
Trip Dates
Events for dates greater than: 08/30/2010
| From | To | Event Information |
| 09/17/2010 |
09/19/2010 |
Southwest Christian Church (Ft. Worth, TX) |
| 09/17/2010 |
09/19/2010 |
Legacy CC (Philadelphia area) |
| 09/17/2010 |
09/17/2010 |
Special Build |
| 09/24/2010 |
09/26/2010 |
Lifestream CC (Batavia, OH-East side of Cincy) |
| 10/01/2010 |
10/03/2010 |
Beechwold CC (Columbus, OH) |
| 10/01/2010 |
10/03/2010 |
Faith United Lutheran Church (Philadelphia metro area) |
| 10/16/2010 |
10/17/2010 |
Seymour Heights CC (Knoxville, TN) |
| 10/16/2010 |
10/17/2010 |
Liberty Presbyterian Church (North of Columbus, OH) |
| 10/29/2010 |
10/31/2010 |
Westside CC (Richmond, KY) |
| 11/12/2010 |
11/14/2010 |
Northside Christian Church (Springfield, MO) |
| 11/17/2010 |
11/20/2010 |
National Missionary Convention (Lexington, KY |
Recommendations
The links below are to Adobe Acrobat PDF copies of recommendations from various Habitat for Humanity affiliations. You need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view the information associated to these links. Go HERE to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
House Plans
House plans for Help Build Hope events and Convention Building Projects can be viewed by clicking the link to each plan design from the below table. Pland designs are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Please note that square footage measurements are approximate and the plan details provided here are informational and not intended for construction.
Legend: 2 BR = two bedrooms, 3 BR = three bedrooms, 4 BR = four bedrooms.
Note - Full Sets of Construction Plans: please note that these are not available online. Please contact us if your requirements are for a full set. Available full sets are indicated in the table below.
Click here to open a new window to access our house plan database!
Professional and Trades Volunteer Registration
Your registration with us as a Professional and Trades Volunteer will allow us to notify you when CrossRoads Missions has ministry projects that match your registration details. As these projects become available you will receive written or email correspondonce inviting you to participate.
Please be assured that your registration is maintained with the strictest of confidence and will only be used by CrossRoads Missions.
Follow this link to register!
Trip Information
Weekend Schedule
Help Build Hope is designed to be flexible and may be customized for each congregation. The schedule below is a suggestion to aid in determining the events of the weekend.
Friday
- 12:00pm - Set up by CrossRoads Staff
- 1:00pm - Preparation for Saturday
Saturday
- 8:00am - Breakfast*
- 8:45am -Morning Worship
- 9:30am - Morning Work Detail
- 12:00pm - Lunch*
- 1:00pm - until project is completed
- Afternoon Work Detail and Home Dedication
Sunday
- During Church
- Preaching*
- Speaker for worship and/or team building*
- After Church- House Inspection*
- Dedication
- Tear Down
- Load house for departure
* - designates optional programming
Estimated Costs
Costs will vary according to season of year, region of country, and discounts from suppliers thus these estimates are subject to change without notice. The cost estimate below reflects the costs for a single housing unit.
- Materials (a complete itemized list will be provided by CrossRoads Missions): $3,300 to $4,500
- Blueprints, worship materials, wall transportation, storage, travel expenses, tools, equipment and project management: $2,000
- Estimated total cost is $5,300-$6,500 for a one-house build. Contact us for costs for multiple house builds.
- Events more than 400 miles (one way) from our Louisville, Kentucky offices are subject to additional travel fees.
- The participating church or organization provides all food and preparation of meals.
- The participating church or organization will purchase the materials and provide funding for delivery of the materials to the project site.
- The roof package for the home is included in the materials cost shown above in item 1, but is not purchased by the church or organization locally. The roof package is purchased by the receiving organization when the home is delivered to the actual housing site. As such, the hosting church or organization will provide a separate check to the receiving organization on the day of your event.
Materials generally are the single largest cost item. We recommend that you source through your local church and businesses for someone who may be connected to a lumber yard and/or hardware store who might be able to help in providing materials at reduced rates.
