Tag: Tornado
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Responding to the Oklahoma Tornado
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) will be responding with One Great Hour of Sharing funds and members of the National Response Team to the devastating tornado that struck Moore, a populous suburb of Oklahoma City, Okla. The 200 mph, F-4 tornado struck Monday evening and destroyed whole neighborhoods. Two elementary schools were in the tornado’s path,…
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Community Presbyterian Rededication in Henryville
Dear Friends, The Presbytery of Ohio Valley and the Session of the Henryville Community Presbyterian Church invite you to attend a special service of rededication for the Henryville Community Presbyterian Church building on Sunday, September 23, at 4:00 pm (eastern time). A reception will follow in the church hall. Join us for this celebration of the hard…
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Tornado Recovery Update: We’re Building a House!
July 17, 2012 Dear Friends, I’m learning that they don’t call it “long term recovery” for nothing! Indeed, the process of helping people restore and reclaim and rebuild and recover following a disaster requires months and months of hard work. I am so grateful for all the good and hard work of so many in…
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Report from POV Assembly 3/8/12
Presbytery of Ohio Valley “What Happened at Assembly on March 8?” Post Tornado Meeting The Presbytery met for the first meeting after the tornadoes impacted so many of our people and communities. The clerk was simply marking people from those towns and counties as excused. He was thinking that they were far too busy. He needed…
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Areas Affected by the Tornado
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UPDATE: Please go to the POV Newsletter & Updates page for current links and information. The information in this article was current as of 3/6/2012. Regarding monetary donations, the Presbytery has set up an account to receive them. All checks need to be clearly labeled (either in the memo line or in accompanying documentation) for…