(Originally Posted by EPConnection). EPC churches in Texas and Florida continue to both recover and minister in their communities following Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. Eddie Spencer, pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, Fla., said Irma brought heavy winds and flooding rains to southwest Florida. “A number of our folks have been hurt by…
(Article originally posted on the ECO web site). Dear Friends, Members of the Synod staff have been in contact with churches affected by the devastating storms in the Southeast; most recently those that endured Hurricane Irma in Florida. Though many churches themselves had minor structural damage, some are still without power, and many have downed…
In the second half of the Sept. 14, 2017 Reconnect radio show, Carmen Laberge interviewed Dr. Alf Halvorson, who gives us a glimpse into the hurricane relief ministry of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. Their robust site, worthy of emulation, offers numerous practical resources, emotional coping tools, even an invitation for victims to…
(By Steve Salyards, The GA Junkie). As the catastrophe of Hurricane, now Tropical Storm, Harvey continues to develop, American Presbyterian branches are responding with aid and prayers. Here are links to the latest information I am aware as well as a brief summary from each branch that I have found has posted online: Associate Reformed…