MISSION DAY IN NEW ORLEANS
On February 8th, SBC21 Disaster Task Force under the leadership of Curtis Henderson, SBC21 Disaster Task Force Chair, formed a team to work with the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Ministry in having a mission day to assist with those affected by Hurricane Katrina. <read more>

 

HURRICANE KATRINA
A Reflection By Bishop Keaton

NOW that we’ve heard about old reports from the Army Corps of Engineers concluding that levees surrounding New Orleans could barely withstand a Category 3 hurricane unlike Category 4 Katrina, but politics stymied complete restoration and improvements... <read more>

 

PRESS RELEASE
Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton, Chair                               

Cheryl Stevenson, National Coordinator

September 19, 2005

 

Like so many others, Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century Coordinating Committee (SBC-21) created by General Conference, urges the whole church to do its best for the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Katrina, along with human mistakes and grievous human error leaves behind untold suffering and loss.  <read more>