What is Holy Hammers?

Holy Hammers is an ecumenical partnership of 13 congregations working through Habitat for Humanity to help bring affordable housing to our community. The Holy Hammers completed four weeks of construction with Habitat for Humanity in 1999 and sponsored an entire house (seven weeks) in 2000. Since 1999, we have built 14 complete homes and parts of 8 others, providing housing for more than 103 people.

The current Holy Hammers congregations are: Centennial United Methodist (Roseville), Corpus Christi Catholic Church (Roseville), Christ the King Lutheran (White Bear Lake), Falcon Heights United Church of Christ, Incarnation Lutheran (Shoreview), Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (Shoreview), New Brighton United Church of Christ, North Como Presbyterian Church (Roseville), Our Savior’s Lutheran (Circle Pines), Presbyterian Church of the Way (Shoreview), Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Roseville), St. Michael's Lutheran Church (Roseville) and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (Shoreview).

What is Habitat for Humanity?

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. Habitat seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need. Since its founding in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International has built and rehabilitated more than 250,000 houses with families in need, becoming a true world leader in addressing the issues of poverty housing.

Habitat provides home ownership opportunities for low-income families. Working under the faith-based principle that no profit should be gained from assisting those in need, Habitat for Humanity charges no interest on the homes that it sells. "If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, charge him no interest" (Exodus 22:25).

In operation since 1985, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity has built more than 700 homes in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding suburbs.