Richard L. Duhe founded the ministry of HandsForChrist.com on July 2, 2001, as a domestic, nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Georgia.  Rick serves as the president.  He holds an undergraduate degree in ministries from Ozark Christian College and a graduate degree in counseling from the University of Illinois.  He has been actively involved in various areas of Christian service since 1975, and is a member of Johns Creek Baptist Church.  He served as a Stephen Minister for two years at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, where  completed a two-year Christian Leadership Concepts training program provided through North Point.  On May 15, 1999, Inc. Magazine recognized one of Rick's entrepreneurial endeavors in its special 20th Anniversary issue which celebrated classical highlights from the magazine's first 20 years.

HandsForChrist.com has identified godly individuals as accountability partners.  As Board of Directors, these people provide counsel and act as spiritual overseers to the general ministry and business operations of HandsForChrist.com:

HandsForChrist Board of Directors:

Bob Arnold (Current/Founding Board Member)
President, Arnold Design Group, Akron, Ohio

Shawn Ballew (Past Board Member)
Homemaker with two adult children has served on various PTA Boards throughout her children's educational years.  She has also served as secretary on the Board of Lekotek of Georgia, an organization for developmentally disabled children, Atlanta, Georgia

Rodney Brown (Past/Founding Board Member)
Singles Community Groups Director, North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Georgia (served as Secretary)

Kelley Clausen (Past/Founding Board Member)
Vice President of Marketing, Covenant Administrators, Duluth, Georgia

Bob Cox (Past/Founding Board Member)
Pastor – Pastoral Care, North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Georgia

Julie Duhe (Current/Founding Board Member)
Elementary school teacher nominated as teacher of the year within Georgia and Florida school systems.  She has served as a minister of children's ministries implementing church programs to reach children and their families with the gospel, Atlanta, Georgia

Richard Duhe (Current/Founding Board Member)
Vice President, MediCor, Atlanta, Georgia

Andy Hammons (Past/Founding Board Member)
Director of Tax, Global Tax Operate Services, Ernst & Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia (served as Treasurer)

Carol Hammons (Past Board Member)
North Point Community Church member who has served for three years as a Stephen Minister, Crown Leader and Ministry Team Representative for Crown Ministries.  Presently she is a stay at home mom, active in small group women's bible study, Atlanta, Georgia (served as Secretary)

Brad Kirkpatrick (Current Board Member)
Senior Vice President, Best Doctors, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, and is actively involved in the three year old Ridgeview Community Church in Franklin.

Steve Paige (Past/Founding Board Member)
Vice President of Finance, The Covenant Group, Duluth, Georgia (served as Treasurer)

HandsForChrist.com is a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization and is administered in the most fiscal manner possible. HandsForChrist.com operates on a cash-only basis and relies on financial gifts to expand the ministry.  Donations to the ministry are solicited on a limited basis. All monies received go solely to support the work of the organization.  The accounting practices are based on the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) standards. (To learn more about these standards and ECFA's membership requirements, visit www.ECFA.org)

As a newer ministry, HandsForChrist.com will be applying for membership with ECFA once we have received donations equaling or exceeding their annual minimum giving requirements.

HandsForChrist.com would appreciate your consideration of a financial contribution and accepts online donations from the Giving section of our web site and we accept check or money order donations.  Please mail your donation made payable to HandsForChrist.com, Inc., to our corporate address:

HandsForChrist.com

6835 Sterling Drive

Suwanee, GA 30024