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Together this group of very different people, building on their
common calling, created Our House. The model of community
and of collective responsibility for the “least among us” that
they demonstrated in those early days continues today.
Twenty-five years later, supporters include Baptists, Buddhists,
Catholics, Church of Christ, Episcopals, Free-Thinkers, Jews,
Lutherans, Methodists, Muslims, Non-Denominational Christians, Presbyterians, Unitarians, and people of no religion at
all. United States Congressman Tim Griffin and Former
Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker have both spent time in
the Our House kitchen preparing and serving dinner to the
residents of The Shelter. Former United States Senator
Blanche Lincoln, the Tea Party of Arkansas, and the Pulaski
County Democratic Party have all donated to Our House.
Our House has received formal, written commendations from
President George H. W. Bush and President Bill Clinton hon-