Allen Temple CEDC – A Short History



Allen Temple A.M.E. Church has served the Greenville Community
since its founding in 1875.  In 2001, the Allen Temple Community
Economic Development Corporation was formed.  In 2002, the Allen
Temple Community Development Center, a multi-purpose facility
designed to address the growing needs of the church as well as the
surrounding community, was completed.

The Community Development Corporation has been involved with the
management and operation of the Community Development Center
as well as programming that addresses needs within the community.

In April of 2005, the board of directors decided to concentrate the
organization's efforts on developing affordable housing in the
Greenville community hired Charles A. Warth as the corporation’s
Executive Director.  

Warth has a long track record in the housing field, having begun his
career at The Housing Authority of The City of Greenville where he
was instrumental in the start-up process of the Section 8 Housing
Assistance Program in Greenville County.  Beginning in 1980, he
owned and operated Warth & Company, Inc., a real estate firm
specializing in the development and management of affordable rental
housing.  Warth's professional background, community involvement,
contacts within the non-profit housing development field, and his
willingness to faithfully respond to the need for affordable housing
made him a natural for this position.

As of Summer of 2009, the corporation has now completed three
affordable rental developments with a total of 24 units.  In the 2009-
2010 fiscal year, the corporation will develop 22 additional units of
affordable, single-family rental housing.  Home ownership will be the
corporations next target activity.  We'll keep you posted on our
progress!
ALLEN TEMPLE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
-WORKING
TOGETHER-
ALLEN TEMPLE CEDC, P.O. BOX 2202,GREENVILLE, SC 29602
PHONE: 864.270.0564