First Presbyterian Church

Affordable Housing Investment Strategy

The First Presbyterian Church Affordable Housing Strategy Team created this survey so that members of the congregation can share their thoughts and questions about how the church might support affordable housing initiatives in Charlotte. Give Impact Advisory Services is working with the strategy team to use feedback from small group conversations and this survey to shape the church's response to diverse housing needs in our city.

Affordable Housing Survey

Please check out the three documents below and respond to the short survey following your listening session.

  1. Pre-Reading: Discussion Questions

  2. More: Review the slides

  3. Respond to the Survey

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If you have questions, email Michelle Frenzel at: michelle@frenzelproperties.com

PRE-READING

RESPOND

Registration information for Listening Sessions

Join with members of FPC and lend your voice as together we try to understand the Affordable Housing crisis in our city and contemplate how the church can make an impact.  As we all know, a lack of basic needs, including safe housing, not only impacts adults, but also impacts our community’s children as they develop and learn. During May and June, we are partnering with Give Impact to offer a series of Small Group Conversations to understand who needs affordable housing, what jobs they hold, and learn about the complex housing obstacles they are facing. We hope to hear from a large cross section of members to gain many perspectives about how the church should devote resources to make an impact—in the short-term, mid-term and long-term.  This will be a broad conversation about utilizing ALL the resources of the church (advocacy, outreach, financial, etc.) and will not be focused on the parking lot.  Let’s come together with open minds and hearts to find ways to lift up our neighbors.  
Conversations are scheduled for both in-person and virtual attendance options, so please participate if you are able. Click on the Sign-up Genius link and find a date/location that works for you.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49AFAD2DA20-fpcaffordable

Listening Session 1 : May 15th

Time: 11:30 am -1:30 pm

Location: Virtual

Listening Session 3 : May 30th

Time: 5:00 pm -7:00 pm

Location: In-Person/TBD

Listening Session 2 : May 22nd

Time: 12:00 pm-2:00 pm

Location: Virtual

Listening Session 4 : May 31st

Time: 1:00 pm -3:00 pm

Location: Sharon Towers

Listening Session 5 : June 11th

Time: 4:00 pm -6:00 pm

Location: In-Person/TBD

A Message from Pen

Our Team

Give Impact

  • Liz Ward, Founder

  • Maya Bullock, Manager

  • Elaine Hall, Faith Based Impact Consultant

First Presbyterian Church

  • Pen Peery, Senior Pastor

  • Michelle Frenzel, Affordable Housing Strategy Team Co-Chair

  • Lisa Dillard, Affordable Housing Strategy Team Co-Chair

  • Lucy Crain, Associate Pastor

  • Brent Torstrick, Strategy Team Member

  • Caroline Sink, Strategy Team Member

  • Lillie Cochran, Strategy Team Member

  • Charles Bowman, Strategy Team Member