SGV Habitat participates in a tithe program through Habitat for Humanity International. We contribute 10% of unrestricted revenue each year to our Habitat partners in Haiti and the Phillipines to help with disaster relief and building and repairing homes.
The concept of tithe started in 1979 when Habitat founders Millard and Linda Fuller visited the Democratic Republic of Congo for a home dedication ceremony. During the ceremony the local Habitat leader took up a collection and asked that half of the money be used to start another Habitat program. Thus creating the tithe program.