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Need a printed copy? See below.

Turn it in after October 10, 2026

Email to President Keegan: [email protected]

Mail to: P.O. Box 325, Rensselaer, IN 47978

Drop off:
Angie @ The Rensselaer Gas Department
Keegan, Butch, Savannah @ Claussen Equipment
Dr. Wakefield @ The Christian Clinic

Check back; more ways coming!

Due: February 1, 2027

Applications with any blank spaces will be returned or rejected.

Pick up a copy at:
Claussen Equipment
The October Jasper County Fire Department Open House
The January Rensselaer Chamber Lunch

Doing things a little differently

The Jasper County Fuller Center woke up from its COVID slumber without a builder, with half a board, and a dream.

We look forward to a new partnership with Faith Homes to place modular homes that our families can finish. Future owners will complete tasks like finishing the foundation, building decks, painting, laying flooring, patching drywall, siding, installing shelving and trim, landscaping, shed construction, getting quotes for electrical and HVAC, and more!

The arrangement means we can build a new home half-staffed and still offer a home with 20 years of payments below most rentals. We hope this arrangement will serve us for many builds to come.

Example of home provided by Faith Homes.

what is involved in the EXPERIENCE?

As a future owner, you will be on call for the whole process. You will be expected to participate whenever work is being done. Weather normally does not stop us. Future owners are involved in choosing a blueprint and many materials. You will work side by side with the members in many aspects. As of build 14, we are placing modulars with the help of Faith Homes. That does not mean there is no work to be done! Future owners will help with things like finishing the foundation, building decks, painting, laying flooring, drywall patching, siding, installing shelving and trim, landscaping, shed construction, and more! Homeowners with medical limitations that would prevent them from doing any of the needed jobs can substitute equity hours in other ways to help the organization.

When the build is finished, the future owner will be expected to pay for a year of insurance; then the home will be mortgaged and dedicated. Family participation is highly encouraged. No skills are needed from any of the future owners, their families, or volunteers; everything can be taught as we build together. Members will require you to participate in related activities, such as financial classes.

why do we do it this way?

The largest aspect of what makes Fuller Center unlike other charities is that what is given is more education and trust, than a monetary donation or the donation of goods. In the late 60's in a place called the Koinonia Farm, Millard Fuller decided that "what the poor need is not charity, it's capital, not social workers, but co-workers." (found in a letter from Millard Fuller to Clarence Jordan) Fuller Center gives the opportunity to create a home and pay for that home in "sweat equity" and then the remainder over time on terms that are tailored to what you can afford.

This process is not just to complete the main goal of providing housing, but also to help teach the family financial independence, encourage pride and teach skills to all involved.