A Community Effort,
Over 50 Years in the Making
Presbyterian Community Ministry has been serving Lee County since 1969. What started as a grassroots housing initiative has grown into a trusted, specialized resource for neighbors facing financial crisis. We believe that no neighbor in Lee County should be without the basic necessities of water, power, or gas, or emergency repairs because of circumstances beyond their control.
1969 official highway map of Alabama. Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Mission
To stand with our Lee County neighbors facing financial crisis by providing the essential resources, repairs, and advocacy they need to stay in the place they call home.
Vision
A community that sees, acknowledges, and responds to the hidden desperation in our own backyard, ensuring no neighbor is overlooked in the midst of Lee County’s prosperity.
Where We Started, and Where We Are Going
PCM was founded in 1969 by members of First Presbyterian Church of Auburn in response to a sermon by Rev Wallace Alston that created a simple but bold vision: that every neighbor in Lee County deserves a safe, stable place to live. In the early years, we built low-cost housing on donated land, work that was studied by Millard Fuller and used as one of the models for Habitat for Humanity.
As the community grew and housing needs shifted, we shifted with it. Today, our focus is on keeping existing residents in their homes through emergency utility loans and critical repair funding. The need has never been greater, and neither has our commitment to meeting it.
