DevCo Partnership Helps Dreams Become Reality
DevCo and Central UMC’s Partnership in Bringing Dreams to Reality
On April 15th, several DevCo representatives attended the APAH and Central United Methodist Church’s celebration of the grand opening of Unity Homes at Ballston. The completion of this innovative construction project consisted of a ground floor church (Central UMC) and affordable housing on the upper levels. The Rev. Sarah Harrison-McQueen, pastor of Central United Methodist Church, gave remarks and spoke of the challenges she faced while leading the church through the development and construction process.
DevCo played an instrumental role in helping Pastor Sarah and her church leaders with the pre-development costs. The church was granted a loan to pay for the pre-development costs and afforded the church leaders the opportunity to complete the site plan approval process with Arlington County. DevCo’s lending representatives continue to seek ways to assist churches with bringing “dreams to reality.”
If you have innovative ideas and need help with your expansion projects, do not hesitate to contact the lending team at DevCo. By calling 804.521.1121 or emailing our vice president of lending, Randall R. Shelton at randyshelton@vaumc.org.
We are United Methodists Helping United Methodists!
Link to news report about this project
By Randall R. Shelton, Vice President of Lending
Photos by Jon Fleming & John Oesch
