DISASTER RELIEF MINISTRY helps devastated communities with the rebuilding of homes and communities after natural disasters strike. Teams of volunteer labor, skill, and supplies provide aid, accompanied by experienced leadership, with a commitment to competent workmanship, and working thru a connection with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) or other disaster relief agencies as available.
Members
Hurricane Ian Aid
February 3-11, 2024
The presbytery’s Disaster Relief Ministry is returning to Florida for a fifth mission trip. Join in February 3-11 to help people near Fort Myers who are still experiencing the effects of 2022’s Hurricane Ian.
Volunteers of all skill levels are needed to repair homes with a variety of needs. During a previous trip, volunteers installed trim and painted walls, updated a bathroom with new fixtures, and replaced a water heater. A cook also is needed.
New participants should plan to attend a mandatory training on January 17 in Chesterfield.
To volunteer for this trip or ask questions, email ministry leader Brown Pearson or call him at 804-347-8895.
Can't Join a Trip In Person? Give Financial Support
Your financial gift helps cover expenses incurred by the ministry's relief trips. These include supplies, food, travel, and lodging. Donations may be made to the presbytery's Disaster Relief Ministry or to the disaster relief mission fund of Southminster Church (which provides logistics and accounting services for the trips).
Past Projects
Rebuilding after Disaster
Wauchula, Florida, May 2023
Hurricane Ian Relief
Little Gasparilla Island, Florida, October 2022
Installation of New Covenant Church Bell at Camp Hanover
Camp Hanover, May 2021
Bridge and Boardwalk
Camp Hanover, September-October 2020
Faith in Action
Ocracoke Island, NC, October 2019
Letter of Thanks
New Bern, NC, October 2018