Faith at Work
Brought to you by: Community Partner Aho Architects, LLC, www.ahoarch.com 
“One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:24-25 (NIV)
When we introduce our firm to potential customers, one of the things we want them to understand about us, is our concept of stewardship. Simply put, stewardship means we’re given something with the trust we will take care of it… or use it in service to others.
For some, architecture is ART. For others, it is SCIENCE. It is both of those things, but for us, it is also SERVICE.
Our team’s shared purpose is to help others. The kind of projects we seek out tend to be those which enable our team to be part of something greater than ourselves. It’s one of the reasons we design places for learning, worship, and low-income housing. There’s a direct connection to the purpose of the environments we create and the service we provide to produce them.
In our firm, stewardship and giving back take many forms. Since our inception, we have volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, donated time and money to various other charities, funded scholarships at several community colleges, sponsored Kenyan orphans, provided materials for in-town mission projects to fix-up homes in low income neighborhoods, helped to retrofit an old school bus for a summer feeding program, volunteered technical assistance in disaster response, and sought to live out stewardship in many other ways. Last year, in addition to the firm as a whole contributing and supporting various charities, each member of our team was given a budget to spend however they saw fit, in support of a cause which meant something to them. This expanded our stewardship into new areas and was a very meaningful experience as we each shared what we had chosen to support. We posted information and thank-you notes from these charities on our breakroom wall, and then decided to leave them up all year as a reminder of things we get to be a part of through our work. It has inspired us to ensure we’re able to continue this Kingdom-building work this year.
We encourage you and your team to find ways to get out there and to serve, to give back, and see how you will in turn be refreshed. It will strengthen your team and bless you immeasurably. If you would like to know more, please do not hesitate to contact us www.ahoarch.com 205-983-6000.
- Tim Aho, President/CEO
Aho Architects, LLC 
