Bethel Sonrise church in Chandler was this quarter’s recipient for HBC Roofing’s charitable roof rescue initiative.

Mesa business HBC Roofing contractors donated their time, labor and materials to replace a roof at the church which had was leaking and too damaged to simply patch. They spent a day and a half tearing apart the old roof, adding new underlayment and putting on a new roofing system. The estimated value of the roof replacement was $5,500, according to a release.

The work was part of the company’s Phoenix Roof Rescue Initiative where each quarter the Mesa company sets aside 3% of its total revenue to help community members with essential roof repairs. The program was started to help the community and show HBC Roofing customers that their money is going to more than just a company’s bottom line, it states.

HBC Roofing General Manager John Halliday said donating their services to Bethel Sonrise was the perfect choice because church resources not spent on roof repairs can go to other essential services over the holidays.

“We had a few applications for our Roof Rescue this quarter, but choosing to help Bethel repair their roof just seemed like the right choice for the Christmas season,” Halliday said in the release. “The church does a lot of great work in the community, and we figured that money not spent on a roof replacement could be used by the church to help more people during a time when people need it the most. HBC’s roof rescue initiative is about helping the community and giving back and we thought helping repair a house of God really lived up to that mission.”

Bethel Sonrise Pastor Preston Dobbins said his church was grateful for the work done by Halliday and the HBC Roofing team.

“I am very grateful for John Halliday and HBC Roofing for their service and commitment to giving back. I am a pastor at a local church whose building has needed many repairs and restorations the last couple of years. John and HBC have gone above and beyond in being an absolute blessing to me, our congregation and the community we are striving to serve, continually donating time and resources to our church,” Dobbins said in the release. “Words cannot express my gratitude. All I can say is the world would be a better place with more John Hallidays.”

Bethel Sonrise church is the second recipient of the Phoenix Roof Rescue initiative. Last quarter HBC Roofing donated over $1,500 in time and resources to help an elderly Valley resident repair a leak in her roof.

Halliday plans to continue the program every quarter and is hoping to raise more money and help more people next year.

Members of the community are encouraged to nominate deserving individuals such as public servants, the elderly or young families who own their homes and could use a little help. To nominate a deserving homeowner, visit https://www.hbcroofingaz.com/roof-rescue-initiative/ and complete the form.

Roof rescue recipients will be selected every quarter, with the number of recipients varying depending on the amount of money raised each quarter and overall job costs. Recipients will be anonymous unless they wish to be public. Recipients are not required to promote HBC Roofing and the company warrants all roofing work.

HBC Roofing has over 20 years of experience serving the greater Phoenix area and are specialists in both residential and commercial roofing.