March 22 1990

Berea College awarded Millard and Linda Fuller, founders of Habitat for Humanity, the Berea College Service Award. Millard Fuller encouraged Lee Morris, Campus Minister, to begin a Berea College chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

October 14, 1990

David McDaniels from Habitat International spoke to Berea College faculty and students about starting a chapter. Berea College then went through the Lexington, Kentucky Affiliate to get started.

November 1, 1990

The first official Habitat for Humanity of Berea College meeting took place with Steve Jones as the student president. Steve Jones said, “I cannot do many things some Christians do like speak and pray in public, but this is one way I can express my faith that is real to me.”

The First Berea College project was to make saw horses in the Industrial Arts Building. Berea College helped start the Madison County Habitat for Humanity Affiliate in 1991. The Berea College chapter designed and built utility sheds under the direction of student president Ken Wheatley.