The agency would move old homes into the city and fix them up, which proved to be an eyesore for residents. We can't go anywhere but up. In 1992, the Rev. John Hearn, then pastor of Peoples Community Missionary Baptist Church, started Hope for Homes as a way to spark development in the area near the church. In 1995, the agency established an ongoing relationship with Westland, by buying city land and contracting with a developer to build a home. It brings pride into the city.
Life is like that.