Fuller Center for Housing Armenia
Contact: Haykuhi Khachatryan
Yerevan 0033, Baghramyan str. 3rd lane, house 10a
Tel: (+374 10) 271 499

On July 21, 2009, The Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin II
blessed the launch of "Building on Faith" project implemented by Fuller
Center for Housing Armenia: in the village Haytagh of Armavir region .

On 16 June 2009 a partnership agreement was signed between Fuller Center for
Housing Armenia and Armenian Apostolic Church to combine efforts to
eliminate poverty housing in Armenia.

Only in the context of "His Holiness Karekin II Work project" Fuller Center
for Housing Armenia aims to build thirty-seven homes for families in housing
need – symbolizing 36 Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church together
with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. 20 houses in 6 regions of Armenia
will be built thanks to generous donors of the US Eastern Diocese of the
Armenian Church.

"We express our gratitude to our sisters and brothers overseas for their
contribution, for their concern about our homeland, for lending their hands
to the poor ones here", – said His Holiness Karekin II in His speech at the
opening ceremony.

"Thus communities of the US Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
wish to express their love, devotion and concern towards their compatriots,
living in their far away Homeland, not only by financial contributions, but
also, as you can see, by their volunteer work, coming to Armenia and
building with and for the homeless families," said Archbishop Khajag
Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
(Eastern) during the blessing of the project by "Fuller Center For Housing
Armenia".

"Fuller Center for Housing Armenia assists in building and renovating safe,
simple, comfortable homes, with and for low-income families in Armenia. It
is great honor for us to work side by side with Armenian Apostolic Church,
and we share the same mission to help our people in housing need, by
advocating the right of everyone to have a decent shelter. We get together
around the same idea of helping these families to build at their homeland,
to create at their homeland and to live at their homeland." said Ashot
Yeghiazaryan, the president of Fuller Center for Housing Armenia.

The Fuller Center for Housing Armenia is working to eliminate poverty
housing by providing long term, interest free loans and by assisting with
volunteers helping low-income families to build simple, comfortable,
affordable houses and renovate their houses. For more information, please
visit

This year the organization aims to support 100 needy families.

Armenian churches and communities worldwide are encouraged to mobilize
teams to fundraise and to join this build with volunteers and/or financial
donations.