Imagine a space that buzzed with daily ministry and outreach in an area hungry to experience Christ’s love. Imagine families and individuals having resources to repair their homes and discover several housing options. Envision several children safely engaged in the afternoons doing homework, being tutored, and beaming with creative expression. See a community garden, green and growing, giving access to healthy food while building relationships. Visualize people with brokenness receiving support with areas in mental health and meeting for Christian counseling and renewal. Imagine upstart, local entrepreneurs launching their dream business and collaborating through shared office equipment and space. Consider their savings on initial overhead costs while also providing rent income to the HUB. The possibilities are endless! Plus, this space will serve as the summer bunkhouse for ARM’s youth camps. These camps host several hundred youth each summer who swarm our community with hearts, hammers, and hands ready to extend Christ’s love to families and children through home repair and Christian Day Camp Ministry.
What is this all about? Since 2007, ARM and Tuskegee Methodist Church have been engaged in a covenant partnership. Together, we are undergoing a major renovation of Tuskegee Methodist to transform this space and make it again usable for the entire Tuskegee community. It is a God-sized vision! It will take us praying as if it depends on God and working as if it depends on us (and you)! What has been done already? Lead based paint and asbestos have been removed, designs drafted, and a new roof to insure no more leaks. Bunk rooms are framed and some flooring completed. But there is so much more to do! A fire safety system, a bath house, kitchen renovations and more are needed!
Throughout the last several months, we have been actively engaged in this renovation and are down to the wire to have the bunk rooms completed by June 7th when our teams arrive. As we speak, we are completing the male bunkroom which needs laminate flooring, a jump window for fire egress installed, and new fire rated doors. In the women’s room, we have to sand a little more drywall, prime and paint, add the laminate floor, jump window, and fire doors. Both rooms are set to have the lights and wiring installed. Our board recently approved securing a $35,000 loan to complete the fire safety system. We are excited about this great move of faith as we prepare for the summer. We are also grateful for groups that have come to help such as Auburn United Methodist, Auburn Community Church, Monroeville UMC, and even some elbow grease from our staff.
You can help us by adopting a room or particular project. This is a special and designated gift. It will mean a great deal for us if you are able to partner with us on this short term venture with long term impact. See the attached booklet which lists out the areas groups can adopt. If you have a part you want to adopt, contact us and we will walk you through the process. It’s pretty simple and we can take checks or gifts made online! The big picture is that you are helping us reinvest back into the Tuskegee community and extend Christ’s love in significant ways.
Keep watching the Tuskegee HUB Facebook page as renovations become completed!
Lisa
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