MANTEO, N.C. — It’s no secret that there is a housing crisis in the Outer Banks, especially for the workforce here.

“The price of housing in this community is astronomical," said Michelle Lewis, pastor at Roanoke Island Presbyterian Church.

Roanoke Island Presbyterian Church (RIPC) has been a part of the Outer Banks for more than 30 years. Over the last year, their mission has been exploring how they can be a resource to provide a form of housing on the piece of land they own right next door.

“We have this land, we have... this house, and we thought, how could we transition that into something helpful to the community?" David Guiley, clerk of session at RIPC, said.

Church members participated in a program at the Ormond Center at Duke Divinity School, and during that time, it became cle

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