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Disaster Relief

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

Brown Pearson, moderator
Jonathan Barton
Carolyn Crighton
David Crighton

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.

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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

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Rebuilding after Disaster

Wauchula, Florida, May 2023

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Hurricane Ian Relief

Little Gasparilla Island, Florida, October 2022

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Installation of New Covenant Church Bell at Camp Hanover

Camp Hanover, May 2021

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Bridge and Boardwalk

Camp Hanover, September-October 2020

Barry Rae (left) and Betty Williams work together to remove rotted wood

Faith in Action

Ocracoke Island, NC, October 2019

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Letter of Thanks

New Bern, NC, October 2018

Debris piled outside homes illustrates the extent of the destruction the relief team encountered on their previous trips to the area.

Report From the Field

New Bern, NC, October 2018