Renovations Almost Complete at Hospitality House

Faith Carpentersville's Care Team prepares for a new family

The Care Team at Faith Lutheran Church in Carpentersville, IL, has nearly finished renovations to its Hospitality House and is preparing to welcome a new family in need in the coming weeks.

The team has overseen the installation of new flooring and made repairs throughout the two-story home, as well as added new living room furniture and performed a deep clean top to bottom. Outside, they have started work on the backyard fence, pulled weeds around the flowerbeds, and removed tree stumps.

Almost all the materials and some of the labor was donated from local vendors and craftsmen. The house has new bed frames and window curtains. It also has a freshly poured concrete and asphalt driveway and backdoor stoop. The team is also working on adding a ramp to make the home accessible to someone in a wheelchair.

“There has been dozens of good people who have helped with the initial work on the house and again with the new work that’s been put in,” said Larry Stemple, who has coordinated the renovation for Faith Carpentersville. “Electrical, plumbing, flooring, every corner of the house has been touched by people lending their talents or donating money. It’s incredible!”

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Every effort that has gone into the home has focused on creating a warm, inviting space where a family in need can feel safe and cared for, said Denise Snider, director of LCC Human Care ministry.

Hospitality House, a formerly unused parsonage next to Faith Lutheran, provides tangible help and is a spiritual symbol of God’s love through Christian hospitality. It provides low-to-no-cost, short-term housing for a family in need.

While the house is in between tenants, the church is using it for church meetings and prayer nights. The Hospitality House team will meet in next week to finalize the application process so they can identify the next family that will move into the house in early fall.

In the meantime, Faith is seeking to use a wood chipper and fencing supplies to complete work in the backyard. 

LEARN MORE:
https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/hospitalityhouse.html

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