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Hurricane Katrina News (The 20 most recent) By Subject: All | A2 | Advocacy | Annual Conference | Commentary | Congregational Development | Finance & Stewardship | General Church | Health & Wellness | Hurricane Katrina | Mission & Ministry | Racial Reconciliation | Small Membership Church | Spiritual Development | Web-only News | Youth | Zimbabwe
Written: 4/16/2008 Special to the Advocate Hurricane Katrina roared into the Gulf Coast more than two years ago, and thousands of United Methodists responded with gifts of money and service. Those folks will be thanked – and reminded that the recovery is not over – at the 2008 General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas...
Written: 4/1/2008 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor One of the benchmarks of the United States economy is home construction. For the past few months, homebuilders have seen a slow down. One group, however, has been quite busy – The United Methodist Church. Working primarily with United Metho...
Written: 3/18/2008 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor More than 2˝ years after striking the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina has claimed another structural victim -- Arlean Hall. The Executive Committee of the Mississippi Conference United Methodist Women voted in January not to rebuild the 44-year old building l...
Written: 9/18/2007 By Kathy L. Gilbert United Methodist News Service NEW ORLEANS — United Methodist volunteers from across the United States were welcomed, thanked and challenged to keep coming to the Gulf Coast during a Katrina Summit to honor the work and workers of the past two years. “It is a miracle what you h...
Written: 9/4/2007 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Those who lived through Hurricane Katrina and those who have been involved in the recovery live a bipolar existence, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward said. Ward, speaking at three prayer services to commemorate the second anniversary of the worst natural disaster ...
Written: 9/4/2007 Special to the Advocate Catherine Ritch Guess of North Carolina was on the Mississippi Gulf Coast recently conducting a children’s camp at Main Street United Methodist Church in Bay St. Louis. Guess is the author of 15 books including fiction and children’s books, as well as composer of three musi...
Written: 9/4/2007 By United Methodist News ServiceNearly 60,000 individuals have received United Methodist assistance during long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast, according to a report issued Aug. 22 by United Methodist Committee on Relief. “Serving Survivors” summarizes United Methodist re...
United Methodists help lead Hurricane Katrina response
Aug. 29 will be a day of prayer and reflection
Written: 7/2/2007 They broke ground on Father's Day and, five days later, a steeple was in place atop the new Pearlington United Methodist Church. Building a church from the ground up in eight days is nothing new for Meshach's Carpenters. They accomplished the same task in June 2006 for Clermont Harbor United Method...
Written: 6/19/2007 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor Butch Royal was moved by what he saw on a recent visit to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. While some progress has been made in recovering from Hurricane Katrina, many people still have hardships, especially in housing. What could one man do? How about coming up with ...
Written: 6/1/2007 "Building on Faith," a CBS special about the ongoing role of religion in bringing post-Katrina Mississippi back to life, will air Sunday, June 17, on the CBS Television Network. Check your local listings. This program reminds the audience that the Gulf Coast, especially Mississippi where the ...
Written: 5/1/2007 By Larry R. Hygh Jr.Special to the Advocate Work teams from across the California-Pacific Conference have traveled to Mississippi to bring hope to people still suffering from the destruction left by Hurricane Katrina. As a conference-wide gift to Mississippi native Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, ...
Written: 4/3/2007 For hurricane recovery to continue on the coast, volunteers need a place to stay and materials to work with. On Sunday, April 15, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and Mississippi United Methodist Katrina Recovery will celebrate the completion of the first of three facilities meant to house volunteers and sto...
Written: 4/3/2007 Special to the Advocate For the Rev. Chris Cumbest, the revival of Seashore Mission served as a hair-razing experience. Cumbest, coordinator of church recovery for the Mississippi Conference, vowed not to cut his hair until the Seashore Mission, which was destroyed by Hurricane Kat...
Written: 2/7/2007 Rebecca Lasoski The Advocate Some might think monetary aid for recovery along the Mississippi Gulf Coast can only come in the millions of dollars. Connie Carnes and her senior AP English classes prove otherwise. Carnes, a member of Kosciusko First United Methodist Church, h...
Written: 1/3/2007 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Some churches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast might think they’ve done their part in helping recover from Hurricane Katrina. Robert Sharp of Ocean Springs hopes to convince them otherwise. “Most local churches are getting out entirely of disaste...
Written: 1/3/2007 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Elizabeth Cumbest says the seven songs she has written about Hurricane Katrina are prayers set to music. Those involved with the Seashore Mission Church in Biloxi hope they’re part of an answer to prayer. Cumbest, 15, will release an eight-song CD at a special s...
Written: 11/14/2006 By Linda Bloom United Methodist News Service A first-anniversary fundraising appeal to help rebuild churches and congregations affected by Hurricane Katrina netted more than $2 million, with additional donations expected. But that is just a beginning for the Katrina Church Recovery Appeal...
Written: 10/31/2006 Special to the Advocate The Mississippi Conference has won an award for how its conference insurance program responded to property loss from Hurricane Katrina. The 2006 STEP Award was given to the conference, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and the Cabinet, the Rev. Henderson Rasberry, the confere... |
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