Across the country, houses of worship are leveraging their extensive underutilized land and partnering with mission‑driven developers to create thousands of affordable homes and community-serving spaces.

For two decades, our Enterprise Faith-Based Development InitiativeSM (Enterprise FBDISM) has been equipping houses of worship with the knowledge and tools they need to take on development. We provide:

  • Grants and capital: We help houses of worship access the resources they need to advance their projects such as market studies, feasibility analyses, pre-development support, and organizational capacity building.
  • Training and technical assistance: Utilizing an Enterprise curriculum, we provide an overview of the development process. We also provide technical assistance and the resources needed to address project-specific challenges
  • Networking: We foster an environment where houses of worship can learn from each other as well as regional experts, equipping organizations to accelerate best practices and progress.

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Enterprise Faith-Based Development InitiativeSM is celebrating 20 faithful years. All year long, we’ll be highlighting the people and places that have contributed to the growing momentum around faith-based development. Don’t miss out on exciting updates: a new podcast with experts in the field, FBDI stories from across the country, and an anniversary event in April 2027.

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Our Impact
We form partnerships that make a difference

Enterprise FBDISM began in 2006 in the Mid-Atlantic, and our partnerships with faith-based organizations have made a clear impact.

FUNDING 

$ 6.6 million

in grants awarded to support faith-based development across the country

CREATED OR PRESERVED

2,000+

affordable homes with more than 9,000 in the projected development pipeline.

 

 

CAPITAL

$ 211 million

in loans and equity in faith-based development in the region

Opportunities

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Meet Our Team

David Bowers, vice president of Mid-Atlantic market and senior advisor of Enterprise Faith-Based Development Initiative, headshot

David Bowers

VP and Market Leader, Mid-Atlantic and Sr. Advisor, Faith-Based Development Initiative