In Southern California, Black churches are using their land to build housing for homeless people As Southern California’s housing crisis continues to fuel homelessness across the region, a number of churches, particularly Black congregations, are stepping up to build affordable housing on their church land. A rendering of the 54-unit permanent supportive housing structure to be built by Heavenly Vision Church in South Los Angeles. Image courtesy of SDS Capital Group March 16, 2021 LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As Southern California’s housing crisis continues to fuel homelessness across the region, a number of churches, particularly Black congregations, are stepping up to build affordable housing on their church land.