First D.R.Y. Library Opens in the Philippines

by | Jun 19, 2015 | News

A children’s library opened Friday in the central Philippines. But it symbolizes so much more than that. In November 2013, a super typhoon flattened areas of the country, killing more than 6,000 people and displacing thousands more. When author Mitch Albom visited the...

Hole in the Roof Helps Sacramento Church

by | Apr 23, 2015 | News

When Charlotte Coleman submitted an application earlier this year to A Hole in the Roof Foundation on behalf of Christ Temple Apostolic Church, she was stunned by the immediacy of the response.“Let me tell you, normally that doesn’t happen,” said Coleman,...

A Hole in the Roof Launches D.R.Y.

by | Feb 24, 2014 | News

BESTSELLING AUTHOR MITCH ALBOM LAUNCHES INITIATIVE IN PHILIPPINES TO REBUILD LIBRARIES AFTER TYPHOON YOLANDAEngages dozens of famous writers – including Stephen King, Amy Tan, Jeff Kinney, JK Rowling, John Grisham, Nicholas Sparks, John Green & more...
Repaired church misses its leader

Repaired church misses its leader

by | Dec 23, 2012 | Detroit Free Press, Comment

The hole in the roof has been patched and plastered, the church is warm and dry. But other holes are not so easily fixed. Two years ago this past week, the Rev. Henry Covington, the pastor who founded I Am My Brother’s Keeper Ministries in Detroit, traveled to...

New Year, New Windows for Pilgrim Church

by | Jan 1, 2012 | News

With thanks to donations from folks like you, collected through the A Hole in the Roof Foundation and the charity film premiere of Have a Little Faith, I Am My Brother’s Keeper Chuch replaced more than 100 windows. The new windows will keep the church infinitely...

“I finally made it big time”

by | Oct 12, 2010 | News

Thanks to Big Boy for helping us host such a wonderful fundraiser last night, benefitting I Am My Brothers Keeper Church and A Hole in the Roof Foundation. The night included performances by Pastor Henry Covington and his band, a special presentation on Have a Little...

Building Hope with a Little Faith

by | Oct 11, 2010 | News

5:00 – 9:00 p.m. October 11, 2010 An inspirational  EVENING PROGRAM dedicated to helping the homeless Featuring: Mitch Albom, author of “Have A Little Faith” and Pastor Henry Covington Homeless Shelter Founder at I Am My Brother’s Keeper Ministries (IAMBK)...

T-Shirts! Get Your T-Shirts!

by | May 13, 2010 | News

 SPONSORED BY ALL PROCEEDS GO TO  A HOLE IN THE ROOF FOUNDATION Only 1200 T-shirts available for sale starting Monday, May 17th at the North and South Concierge Desks at the Somerset Collection in Troy, MI.  $20  ...