3 of 3

Copyright © 2005 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.

Earlier Christianity Today articles about Habitat for Humanity and Millard Fuller include:

How to Build Homes Without Putting Up Walls | Habitat for Humanity strives to keep its Christian identity—a tricky task, when everybody wants to join. (May 31, 2002)

Sidebar: Evangelism of the Hammer | How Habitat's Christian identity gets translated in Costa Rica. (May 31, 2002)

Sidebar: Keeping the Faith | How other Christian organizations stay true to their mission. (May 31, 2002)

God's Contractor | How Habitat for Humanity's Millard Fuller persuaded corporate America to do kingdom work. (June 14, 1999)

Habitat Builds 50,000th Home | Habitat for Humanity had its busiest week ever starting September 8, constructing 150 homes in 70 cities. (Oct. 26, 1998)

Building Straw Houses on a Firm Foundation | Habitat for Humanity goes low-tech with big results. (Feb. 3, 1997)

A 2002 column by Philip Yancey focused on Jimmy Carter's work with the organization.

ChristianBibleStudies.com, a Christianity Today partner, has a study based on our 2002 cover story on Habitat.

The official Website for Habitat for Humanity has extensive information on where it builds and what the organization does including a quick tour, history, and profiles of Millard and Linda Fuller. It also has a press release about the Fullers' termination.

More news coverage of Fuller's firing includes:

Work suspended on Cleveland Habitat for Humanity house | Work on a Habitat for Humanity house in Cleveland was suspended Saturday in a symbolic show of support for the fired director of Habitat for Humanity International (WRWH, Cleveland, Ga., Feb. 7, 2005)

Group protests Habitat firings | More than 100 people gathered in Americus on Saturday to protest last week's firing of Millard Fuller, founder and president of Habitat for Humanity, the South Georgia-based Christian charity that builds homes for the poor (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 6, 2005)

Supporters rally for embattled Habitat for Humanity founders | More than 100 people gathered at Rees Park in Americus, where the organization's headquarters are located, with petitions calling for the rehire of Millard Fuller and his wife, Linda (Associated Press, Feb. 6, 2005)

For Habitat, a house divided | Ousted founder Fuller wants to return; quiet protests expected today (The Charlotte Observer, Feb. 5, 2005)

Fullers' firings stir up Habitat | Letter urges Habitat affiliates to observe work stoppage today (The Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ga., Feb. 5, 2005)

Support builds for ousted Habitat founder | Stunned Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staffers nationwide are scrambling to support Millard Fuller, who was the organization's president until board members fired him this week (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 4, 2005)

Local chapters unite behind Habitat founder | Petitions from all 1,700 Habitat for Humanity chapters have been mailed to the organization's board of directors, and the message is clear: They are not willing to let ousted founder Millard Fuller go without a fight (Associated Press, Feb. 4, 2005)

Reinstatement of Habitat founder urged | Volunteers nationwide say he is instrumental in fund raising and has inspired them to carry out the group's mission of building homes for the poor (Associated Press, Feb. 3, 2005)

Habitat founder: Chapters want me back | The founder of Habitat for Humanity, fired over a dispute involving a sexual harassment allegation, says his dismissal has outraged many of the housing ministry's local chapters, and he predicts they will demand his reinstatement (Associated Press, Feb. 1, 2005)

Habitat founder, wife dismissed | The man who built Habitat for Humanity International from an idealistic dream born in rural Georgia into one of the world's best-known nonprofit organizations was fired Monday afternoon (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 1, 2005)

Habitat for Humanity fires its founder (Associated Press, Jan. 31, 2005)

first page |  3 of 3

share this page

February (Web-only) 2005, Vol. 49