Orchard Communities

The Affordable Housing Program develops and preserves quality homes for low-income seniors and their caregivers, with affordable rents beginning at $378. Each community features services and amenities designed to enhance the seniors quality of life, plus lift-equipped transportation to retail and healthcare services. The 195 home Willowbrook community opened in 2009, the 118 home Garden Oaks community in 2010, and the 153 home Garden Oaks community in 2013. A dog park was added at Willowbrook. Community expenses totaled $5,307,636 in 2021, and all were full with waiting lists at year end.

The Diaconal Training, Education and Development Program increases the capacity of institutions of higher learning serving the Deep South to equip presbyters and deacons to impart the motivation, knowledge and skills necessary for congregations and community members to overcome distraction and prejudice and become effective caregivers. The program distributes instructional materials and supports the sole masters degree program for deacons in the South. A book fair pilot featuring character-building classics was launched in 2021.