In hopes of making an impact in their community, Dirk and Jennifer Cox are partnering with the Community Church at Tellico Village to build a home for Loudon County Habitat for Humanity.
“Jenny and I are excited to be helping the community through Habitat and are looking forward to working with the good folks at the Community Church at Tellico Village,” Dirk said.
The house will be built in Habitat’s Hope Haven neighborhood near Loudon Elementary School.
The project will bring together members of the church and friends and family of the Coxes with the common goal of building a home for a deserving family.
The Community Church at Tellico Village built its first Habitat house in 2008, but the church has been involved with Habitat since the church was founded in 1988.
“The Community Church is excited about building its sixth house,” Brock Benn, church mission team leader and Habitat board member, said. “Each time we build, we have many church volunteers sign up to work that have worked on previous houses. We also see volunteers who are new to the church and are eager to become involved in this part of the church’s ministry.”
Church members Hugh and Jody Brashear were instrumental in the founding of Loudon County Habitat in 1992. More than 20 members of Community Church have since served on the Habitat board and hundreds more have volunteered on construction sites for Habitat houses.
“From its inception in 1988, the Community Church has made doing God’s work through local missions a priority,” the Rev. Steve Prevatte, senior pastor, said. “Our partnership with Habitat for Humanity has been a great one over the years and we are excited to be partnering with them again on this, our sixth build.
“And for this project we have the added bonus of joining with Jenny and Dirk Cox,” he added. “What a great opportunity to unite in fulfilling God’s command to love your neighbor.”
No particular skills are required and Habitat crew leaders train volunteers.
Anyone interested in participating should contact Sammie Shanks, volunteer coordinator, at 865-640-5578 or sam mie@loudoncounty habitat.org.
“Dirk and Jenny approached us a little over a year ago with the idea of sponsoring a house,” Tony Gibbons, Loudon County Habitat executive director, said. “The Community Church at Tellico Village has been looking to increase its volunteer engagement with Habitat, clearly making this a great match.”
