Category - hurricane katrina

Communities and churches act over Hurricane Gustav

staff writers — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:23:23 +0000

Church and community groups across the USA are preparing to assist those who may be displaced by Hurricane Gustav, as it heads towards the city that was torn apart under the strain of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

US churches organise 'work week' for Hurricane Katrina anniversary

staff writers — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:37:50 +0000

To mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the National Council of Churches USA's Special Commission for the Just Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast is sponsoring an Ecumenical Work Week in late August.

Anabaptists continue post-hurricane development efforts in the US

staff writers — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:50:29 +0000

Anabaptist churches, heirs to what is often called 'the radical Reformation', are working in support and solidarity with communities still recovering from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the southern United States.

Turning God into a disaster area

Simon Barrow — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:43:33 +0000

Richard Dawkins is right to attack facile God-talk, says Simon Barrow. Misidentifying the divine as a 'thing' attached to or manipulative of the world is disastrously to misunderstand who and what God might be.

Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina highlights social divisions and hope

staff writers — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:00:00 +0000

While much US media attention is focused on Tropical Storm Ernesto (currently pounding the Caribbean) which could hit Florida and Cuba with force later this week, churches and development agencies are assessing the impact of a year of destruction, chaos and despair on the Gulf Coast.