About Us
Member Congregations
| Congregation Name | Religious Affiliation | Steering Committee Member(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Am Shalom | Reform Judaism | Jim Axelrad
Jim Goodman Robin Lavin Adam Sharrin |
| Congregation Hakafa | Reform Judaism | Laura Egerter |
| Glencoe Union Church | Non-denominational Christian | Catherine Schulte |
| North Shore Congregation Israel | Reform Judaism | David Rothschild |
| North Shore United Methodist Church | United Methodist | Walter Calhoun
Jane Johnson Ellen Paseltiner |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Catholic | Ann Airey
Fran Freeman Lucy Lykins |
| St. Elisabeth's Episcopal Church | Episcopalian | Mac Dubose |
| St. Paul A. M. E. Church | African Methodist Episcopal | Vonnetta Graham
Nancy King |
| Sukkat Shalom | Reform Judaism | Stuart Barnett |
| Members at Large | Interfaith | Sue Gottlieb |
History
Early in 2001, an anonymous donor approached St. Elisabeth Episcopal Church with a sizable contribution toward the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house. Taking the idea one step further, the church’s Outreach Committee suggested that the Habitat house become a communal project of all Glencoe congregations. Glencoe Interfaith Builders was thus born -- the first such collaboration in the history of Lake County Habitat.
GIB sponsored and built its first house (the Gomez home) in North Chicago. It was completed in the spring of 2002. GIB's second house (the Parker home) was built over the course of fall and winter 2003 and dedicated in the spring of 2004. It was the first home completed in Habitat's Carter Woods community of 23 homes in Waukegan. GIB's third house, for the Crump family, was the last home built in that community. It was dedicated in spring 2006.
Habitat Lake County then embarked on creating a second community of homes nearby, called Carter Crossing. GIB's fourth house (the Ortiz home) was one of the first homes in that community, dedicated in 2008. GIB's fifth house, for the Andrade family, is also located in Carter Crossing.
