Pacific Presbytery has worked for decades to build affordable housing in Los Angeles County. Our partners include some of the founders of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.
When needed, we form task forces to coordinate fundraising and builds.
Our Mission Catalyst also educates, equips, and resources churches that want to build affordable housing on their own property.
Interested in learning more? Contact Rev. Heidi (heidi@pacificpresbytery.org) or Elder Mary Park (mp4pcusa@gmail.com).
History
2012: Pacific Presbytery committed to advocate for, fundraise for, and help build ten houses on Globe Avenue in Culver City. We partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.
2014: We launched a two-year, presbytery-wide fundraising effort. It raised $250,000 for the Culver City build.
2018–2020: Habitat broke ground in 2018. For two years, we sent volunteer teams on the last Saturday of each month. The homes were completed in 2020. We invited a cross-section of our churches to join each build day, which strengthened relationships among our congregations. In all, 33 Presbytery of the Pacific churches supported the build.
Today: Ten Habitat homes now stand across from Culver City Presbyterian Church. Area corporations, civic organizations, and faith-based coalitions built most of them. This was the first affordable housing build on the Westside of Los Angeles in Habitat’s history.
To volunteer with Habitat, email chrisu@habitatla.org.
Our Partners:
The Arroyo Group (affordable housing developers)