Putting the ‘lord’ in ‘landlord’: US churches step up to build housing amid shortage

The ‘Yes in God’s Back Yard’ movement sees churches across the country develop their underutilized land into affordable housing

A parcel of land behind Little Rock AME Zion church in Charlotte, North Carolina, remained mostly empty for nearly a decade before the congregation approached the city with a proposal.

The land sat unused while housing prices climbed and locals were being pushed out of their neighborhoods. So, the church proposed in 2018, why not develop housing there?

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