Meet our Dwellers!

Over the next week, I'll be introducing you to our Dwellers. These 12 folks have come together to live in intentional Christian community over the next year. If you or someone you know is interested in our Dwell program, please feel free to contact me for more information. We accept both local Atlanta folks interested in living in community, as well as, folks interested in coming to do volunteer work for a year or more in Atlanta.

~Jannan Thomas, DOOR Atlanta City Director

Meet Leslie Gerber...

Leslie and her husband Joel, and their daughter Cora, just moved into our Capitol View Dwell house. Leslie and her family moved from Harper, Kansas where she was teaching secondary math. The Gerbers were encouraged by members of their church to consider a year of service. Leslie says: “I grew up in a church where voluntary service was not something many people did unless they were going to be a preacher. Since then, having gone to Hesston College and now attending Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church, I know many people that serve and use it as a positive learning and growing experience. My Christian community now has played a major role in my decision to serve, talking to those who have served and those who had the chance but did not.” Leslie will be serving with Neighbors Abbey where she will be doing community organizing in the neighborhood where our Dwell house is located.