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Preparedness Bulletin Insert

This bulletin insert helps your congregation with the basics of disaster preparedness.

Congregational Disaster Plan

This disaster plan can help prepare your congregation for a disaster by examining vulnerabilities and assessing your assets.

Are you Ready?

Hurricane Season began June 1st, and Texas has already experienced extreme flooding from Hurricane Alex. Are you ready for the rest of Hurricane season? Here are some resources on how to be prepared this summer:

Make a plan for your congregation

Make a plan for your family

Make an emergency kit

Learn more about disasters that affect Texas

Disaster and Faith Communities

Texas has been hit hard by disastrous weather numerous times in recent years, from floods in west and central Texas to hurricanes blowing in from the Gulf. Ever since this country’s foundation, faith-based communities have played a vital role in disaster relief. With the increasing frequency and intensity of disasters in Texas, religious communities will take on a larger burden than ever before.

Preparedness

Learn more about how to prepare your house of worship and your community for a disaster through emergency planning and training by clicking here.

Recovery

Learn more about how houses of worship can participate effectively in the recovery phase of a disaster by clicking here.

 

Response

Learn more about how houses of worship can respond in a disaster by clicking here.

 

Mitigation

Learn more about mitigation and how houses of worship can participate by clicking here.

Disaster-Related Updates

Members of the Disaster Recovery Project of Texas

Becoming a Justice Seeking Congregation

Rev. William K. McElvaney's new book, Becoming a Justice Seeking Congregation: Responding to God's Justice Initiative offers solid grounding from the Christian tradition for seeking and doing justice.  In addition, its practical strategies offer a realistic, "rubber hits the road" approach to justice discernment and discovery at the local church level.  To order copies at a discount, call iUniverse at 1-800-288-4677, x5022.