Faith-Based Community Development: The Evolution of a Movement

In 2006, Enterprise began our Faith-Based Development Initiative (FBDI) in the Mid-Atlantic region, where our partnerships with faith leaders have led to the creation and preservation of more than 1,500 affordable homes with thousands more in the projected pipeline. Since then, we’ve seen a growing need and interest in faith-based community development and expanded FBDI into 10 jurisdictions across the country. 

Our 2023 FBDI Annual Summit will look at how this national movement has continued to grow and evolve, particularly in response to the pandemic. Panel discussions include:

• Pandemic Pivot: New Realities, New Responses
  The pandemic created new realities for all, especially houses of worship that saw attendance dwindling and services transported online.  The panel will discuss how houses of worship have sought to respond to these challenges by adapting their properties to serve the housing and other social/economic needs of their communities, while also providing a sustainable model for on-going operations.
• Meeting Community Needs: Approaches to Homeownership and Community Facilities Development
  Affordable housing can take many forms, for some congregations it may be creating opportunities for homeownership.  For some congregations, meeting community needs entails the creation of community facilities (e.g., retail, office space, day care centers).  This panel will explore how houses of worship are approaching these responses.
• What's New: Public Private Investments
  Faith-based development efforts require support for both the financing of projects and increasingly, support for FBDI types of efforts that provide a range of technical and financial supports to houses of worship as they navigate the process.  This panel will discuss a range of public and private approaches around the country that are supporting faith-based development efforts.

The 2023 FBDI Annual Summit is made possible through our generous sponsors: 

FBDI Sustaining Sponsor:	Presenting Sponsor:
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*NOTE* The first 300 registrants to log onto the event on November 9th will receive a free copy of the book “Gone for Good?: Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition” Edited by Mark Elsdon with a foreword by Willie James Jennings

Summit Agenda

11:50am-12:00pm Virtual Doors Open

12:00-12:15pm Welcome Remarks
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Rev. David Bowers Mid-Atlantic Vice President and FBDI Senior Advisor Enterprise Community Partners		Rev. David Merritt Associate Pastor Straight Gate International Church

12:15-12:30pm Enterprise Faith-Based Development Guide Online Demonstration
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Patrick Jordan President Heron Consulting		Aziz Housseini CEO SEIN Tech Partners

12:30-1:00pm Opening Fireside Chat: A National Denominational Perspective
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J. Drew Sheard Presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle Church of God in Christ		Derric Scott Chair COGIC Faith-Based Development Initiative Committee

1:00-1:50pm Panel 1 | Pandemic Pivot: New Realities, New Responses
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Nancy Burke CEO The Saint Francis Center	Dr. Jim Kucher Associate Professor of Social Innovation University of Maryland, Baltimore	Cherie Ong Founder and Principal Good Places	Rev. Graham Singh Founder and CEO Trinity Centres Foundation
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Moderator: Rev. Joseph Williams, Sr. Senior Program Director Enterprise Community Partners	Moderator: Victoria Rowe Barreca Director, Capital Solutions and Partnerships Enterprise Community Partners

1:55-2:44pm Panel 2 | Meeting Community Needs: Approaches to Homeownership and Community Facilities Development
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Arshad Bacchus Director of Real Estate Nehemiah HDFC	Ralph Cook Jr. Partner Cityscape Housing	Veronica Harrison Chair Israel Manor Inc.	Raymond L. Nix Founder and President Nix Development Company LLC
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Rev. Dr. Joaquin Willis President and CEO Collective Empowerment Group of South Florida	Moderator: Timothy Block Senior Program Director Enterprise Community Partners	Moderator: Betty Fong Program Officer Enterprise Community Partners

2:45-2:54pm Sponsor Remarks
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Introduction by Jacqueline Waggoner Solutions President Enterprise Community Partners		Stacy L. Spann Head of Housing Access & Affordability Philanthropy Wells Fargo Foundation

2:55-3:40pm Panel 3 | What’s New: Public and Private Investments
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Michelle Myles Chambers FAITHS Director San Francisco Foundation	Lindsay Masters Executive Director A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH)	Angie Rodgers Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Economic Development Office of the County Executive, Prince George’s County, MD	Tonia Wellons President and CEO Greater Washington Community Foundation
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Moderator: Rev. David Bowers Mid-Atlantic Vice President and FBDI Senior Advisor Enterprise Community Partners	Moderator: Caroline Herre Senior Program Officer Enterprise Community Partners

3:41-3:55pm Calling the Question: A Conversation with Gone for Good editor Mark Elsdon
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Mark Elsdon Social Entrepreneur and Author