New Horizons, a Christian housing ministry, works to help eliminate substandard housing in the Greater Sumter County Area and with that effort to transform lives through collaboration, fellowship and community support. New Horizons is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. New Horizons currently builds in seven adjacent counties located in South Georgia - having expanded its service region to include Webster and Terrell Counties in the past three months.  With the expansion New Horizons now serves the counties of Sumter, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell and Webster. 

 If you would like to know more about New Horizons, please check out this web site.

To learn about Habitat International,  please visit their website at: Habitat for Humanity International 

Here we are dedicating Gary Merritt's new Habitat home at 700 East Church Street

On December 2, 2007, 275 days after a tornado struck Americus and 140 days after the ground breaking ceremony held July 14th, New Horizons hosted a dedication for  Gary Merritt's new Habitat house.  Gary's house is finished and ready for him to live there.  As of January 26, 2008, all but two New Horizons Habitat families have completed repairs needed because of the tornado damage done to their homes.  New Horizons has been pleased to partner with the families to complete the repairs.

New Horizons continues to work to meet the needs of low-income families who are in need of safe, affordable housing in the Greater Sumter County Area .

If you are interested in volunteering with New Horizons to help clean up and rebuild in Greater Sumter County, visit our volunteer page at  http://newhorizonshabitat.volunteerhub.com/ .