The Parish Paper - September 2013: Disaster Relief: Congregations in the Eye of the Storm
2013, 2 pp
An EF level-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people, injuring 1,150 others, and
causing nearly $3 billion in damage. The storm leveled St. Paul’s United Methodist Church worship
center and severely damaged their family life center.
Two of their members were among the dead and
three members from another area congregation lost
their lives. Hurricane Irene caused major destruction
along the East Coast of the U.S. and record flooding
took many inland communities by surprise. When
the Schoharie Creek rose to historic levels, Prattsville and Schoharie, New York were among the
most affected—90 percent of the village structures
sustained major damage, including local churches.
Congregations in the eye of the storm suffer in
multiple ways—church buildings may be damaged
or destroyed, lives may be lost, members and neighbors may become homeless, and the community and
its residents are never the same again. Still, the disaster is not the event—it is what happens afterward.
Type | |
Genre | Introductory Reference |
Expression | General Writing/Recording |
Topic | Natural Disaster Preparedness & Response |
Audience | Leaders |
Language | English |
Publisher | Parish Paper |
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