What we are building.

What it is

Clean food for the congregation and the neighbourhood: first greenhouses, then The Common Good Grocery, then a food bank where we can, then community meals cooked for everyone.

What the first funds build

The first funds buy seeds, soil and the materials for a small greenhouse on borrowed or donated land, so the first harvest can be shared with families who need it.

How you can help

Grow something and share the harvest · Lend a corner of land, a yard or a rooftop · Offer a skill: gardening, cooking, carpentry, bookkeeping

What it is

Homes built from recycled and salvaged materials, raised by the congregation's own hands, with trained members and a trades crew, so families can live without the weight of debt.

What the first funds build

The first funds buy tools, safety equipment and a secure place to store salvaged materials, and pay for the training and permits a first small home needs.

How you can help

Donate sound building materials · Teach a trade, or learn one · Lend tools, a truck or storage space

What it is

Plain, honest guidance for members who want to start or steady a small business: planning, bookkeeping, pricing, licences and where to find free help, with mentors from inside and outside the congregation.

What the first funds build

The first funds pay for workshop materials, a meeting place, and the printed guides members take home.

How you can help

Mentor a new business owner · Share what you learned the hard way · Help with bookkeeping, design or websites

What it is

A homeschool curriculum with free material and some paid material, built around Charlie's Amazing Adventures: read-along books, activity books and lessons that teach children to notice, to be patient, to share and to care.

What the first funds build

The first funds pay for printing, illustration and the read-along app, so the free material reaches more families.

How you can help

Read the books with a child and tell us what they loved · Teachers and homeschool parents: test a lesson · Translate a book

What it is

Young people learn real trades beside the congregation's builders and growers: carpentry, growing food, cooking, repair, and the habits of showing up and finishing well.

What the first funds build

The first funds pay for safety gear, tools sized for young hands, and background checks for every adult who teaches.

How you can help

Tradespeople: teach one Saturday · Donate tools and safety gear · Parents: tell us what your teenager wants to learn

What it is

Budgeting, freedom from debt, saving, credit, the basics of investing, business finance and generational wealth: videos, PDFs and a book, free for everyone. Education, never individual advice.

What the first funds build

The first funds pay for printing the course book and for recording the video lessons.

How you can help

Accountants and advisers: review a lesson · Join the first cohort · Translate the course

What it is

Two structures, both being set up with professional legal help: a congregation endowment, where the congregation invests its own funds and the earnings pay for programs; and a member investment club, where members who want to learn invest together as co-owners, one vote each.

What the first funds build

The first funds pay for the legal and accounting advice that must come before a single dollar is invested.

How you can help

Lawyers and accountants: offer an hour of advice · Learn with the first study group before any club opens