FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/18/06

Greenville College Partners with Local Free Methodist Churches in Habitat for Humanity Build
Habitat Build to Begin this Fall 

GREENVILLE, ILL. –  The four sister Free Methodist organizations, Greenville College, Greenville Free Methodist Church, Hillsboro Free Methodist Church, and St. Paul’s Free Methodist Church, will partner with Habitat for Humanity of Bond county to raise money for and build a home this fall with plans to complete the project by spring. The organizations plan to identify a family, acquire property, and raise roughly $20,000 by late September. The organizations are seeking suggestions regarding property and eligible families. To contribute suggestions, time, resources or to volunteer please contact Joe Culumber or Jim Mannoia at 618-6647007 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

President of Greenville College, Dr. V. James Mannoia explains the purpose of this cooperative community service project. “Our vision in this joint project is not only to put ‘feet’ and ‘hands’ to our calling to help God’s people in need but in the process to become stronger ourselves,” said Dr. Mannoia. “Each of our institutions can individually become healthier communities within ourselves as we turn our attention to helping those outside. If a healthy human body requires exercise, then surely the body of Christ is healthier when it serves.”

The college community has a history of involvement with Habitat for Humanity both in building homes and raising awareness of homelessness through Shak-a-thon, an annual event held on Scott Field where students spend two nights living out of card board boxes.

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat is founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in dignity and safety.

Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1,000,000 people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. Founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, HFHI has found the most successful Habitat affiliates are those with the strongest church support.

Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1300 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree completion students.  Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville, Illinois, 45 miles east of St. Louis.

CONTACT:

Christy Grimes ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Greenville College
(618) 664-6515