Local church builds beds for children in need in Montgomery County

CENTERVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) – Volunteers from a local church spent Saturday morning building beds for kids who do not have one to sleep in each night.

Members of Fairhaven Church in Centerville worked with the Montgomery County Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a non-profit that builds beds and delivers them to children in need.

“Each one of these beds represents a child in crisis in our area,” Lisa Magoffin, community engagement director for Fairhaven Church, said.

Volunteers of all ages were involved in every aspect of the build, from cutting down the boards to assembling the bed frame.

Since starting in 2022, Sleep in Heavenly peace has delivered more than 1,000 hand-built beds in Montgomery County.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace co-president Jeff Mogg said there are still hundreds of children in need of beds in the county.

“Kids that do not have a bed or are sleeping on the couch or sleeping on the floor, sleeping on pallets, I’ve seen all of that, do not get a good night’s sleep, do not grow,” Mogg said.

Mogg said it costs $250 to build each bed. Fairhaven Church sponsored 40 beds for Saturday’s build, a commitment of around $10,000.

“They can stand back when we’re done and we load these beds in this big truck over here that they really made a difference,” Mogg said.

Each bed build will also come with a mattress, pillow and quilt made by the Dayton Sewing Collaborative.

“Not only do we deliver a bed, but we try to make it special for them, and we always want them to know that they matter,” Magoffin said.

To find out more about Sleep in Heavenly Peace and how to request a bed, click here .

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