Millard Fuller--founder of the Christian house-building charity Habitat for Humanity (HfH) and an author--died Feb. 3 after being taken to a hospital near his home in Americus, Ga., the Associated Press reported. He was 74.

Fuller wrote several books, including Building Materials for Life (2007) and The Theology of the Hammer (1994)--both published by Smyth & Helwys Publishing.

A millionaire entrepreneur who gave it all away to help start Americus-based HfH, Fuller ran the world-renowned charity with his wife, Linda, for nearly three decades, but lost control of the organization in 2005 in a conflict with its board. He and his wife then started The Fuller Center for Housing that same year to raise money for Habitat affiliates.

Habitat attracts volunteers from across America, including blue collar workers and former presidents such as Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. "Fuller was one of the most extraordinary people I have ever known," Carter said. "He used his remarkable gifts as an entrepreneur for the benefit of millions of needy people around the world by providing them with decent housing."

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