Heritage Hills sends out God's Hope Builders on construction mission trips in the state of Georgia as well as other states to assist churches with new construction. It also becomes a great opportunity to share the gospel. 

Their ministry in IL the summer of 2006 was a great experience. Approximately 65 people were involved. While we often think of North America as “Christian,” the reality is that an estimated 235 million people in our “Samaria” have no personal relationship with Jesus Christ. That is seven out of 10 people! The lost-ness of North America runs deep, and the gospel often meets a calloused response in this modern-day Samaria. Our mission dollars, flowing through channels like the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, provide another “Acts 1:8 partner” in the North American Mission Board (NAMB). NAMB is positioned to act as a “nerve center” for the network of more than 48,000 Southern Baptist congregations and more than 5,000 missionaries across our continent.

In 2007, God's Hope Builders went to Memphis, TN. There a team of about 63 people worked together on the first unit building for Temple of Faith Baptist Church.

God's Hope Builders, June 1-6

Church Name: Grace Baptist Church
Pastor: Dr. Bob Claytor
Location: Toccoa, Georgia (120 miles / 2.5 hrs)
Team Leader: Clarence Hall
Project Leader: Sidney Thompson

Projective Objective:
We will be constructing a 17,000 sq. ft. This building will be used for Sunday School class rooms, kitchen, and fellowship hall. It will be comprised of two sections placed in an L shape and attached to their existing building. The classroom section will be two stories, while the fellowship hall will be one story.

Schedule:
• We will depart the church on Sunday, June 1.
• We are planning to return to the church around mid-day on Friday, June 6.

Mission Project Schedule:
We will have three different teams engaged in the project over the course of three weeks period starting June 1, 2008.
• Week 1: Building framing crew (Heritage Hills)
• Week 2: Roofing crew
• Week 3: Electrical and HVAC

Lodging & Meals: NO COST
All meals and lodging will be furnished by Grace Baptist Church in local college dorms and cafeteria. The participants will provide their own toiletries and linens for the dorm rooms. The rooms will be either two or four persons per room with individual rest rooms (no shared hall restrooms).

Transportation:
We will be using the church bus. Please see Joe Martin for details.