Construction Projects
Dominican Republic
It is always nice to look back and remind ourselves of some of the construction projects God has allowed us to be a part of. It is also exciting to see those buildings being used to provide help to their communities and used to share God's love with others. Here are a list and some photos of the school and church construction projects Helping Hands Unlimited has been involved with since we began in 2010.
El Peñon Church Project
(near Barahona)
Helping Hands Unlimited had some teams help with the construction of a church in the town of El Peñon (near Barahona). The church was built to replace a church destroyed by Tropical Storm Noel (2007). The new building was constructed to serve many purposes. The building was constructed strong enough to withstand a category five hurricane. El Peñon is located near the coast and feels the effects of storms passing by the area. The building was officially opened in late 2010.
Emmanuel School
Orville Fricke School Classroom Project
Helping Hands Unlimited's next project was the construction of 2 classrooms and an office for the school. Construction began in January 2011, and the project was completed in 2012. The classrooms add much flexibility for the school and also serve for some adult education classes on evenings and weekends. Donors also helped equip and furnish the classrooms. (2012)
Good Shepherd Church
San Juan de la Maguana
Helping Hands Unlimited provided some help to complete the second floor of the church. The new space was used to house the pastor and his wife. (2013)
Luz y Vida Christian School
La Piedra de El Toro
HHU completed the construction of the three-classroom building in July 2017 and classes started in August. Since that time, they discovered they needed to add more classes. During the summer of 2019, walls were constructed and doors were added to double the classroom space. (2017)
Jehova King of Kings Church
Juan Felipe (near Elias Piña)
Construction began on this church in s small village on the Haitian border in July 2018. Most of it was built by volunteers in the church and the community with HHU purchasing the materials. The church was dedicated on January 19, 2020. The community was very excited to have a new building to replace the old metal shed they used for a church.
Church in Como Quiera
(near La Romana)
Walls were started to expand the church nearly 15 years ago. They withstood beatings of the weather to the point they became weak and had to come down. HHU partnered with the church to construct a new building. Construction began in April of 2021. the building was dedicated in November 2021. Several ladies caught us to thank us for building the building strong enough that it could be used as a hurricane shelter. It is the only building in Como Quiera strong enough to withstand hurricane winds.
Coming Attractions
Check out projects underway or projects on our list of future projects on the Future Projects page.