United States disaster response
6. Northwest region | 7. Southwest region | Helpful links
Northeast region
Boston Marathon tragedy – April 2013
Response to school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut – December, 2012
Hurricane Sandy – October 2012
Extreme heat and storms – June/July 2012
West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy & Workcamps (WVMAW)
Southeast region
Two Presbyterian Church buildings affected by disaster, February 2013
2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – Coming Home: Hurricane Katrina Five Years Later tells the story of how hurricane survivors and volunteers helping to rebuild have touched each other’s lives. Watch a trailer of the video and order a free DVD (as seen on NBC) to share with your work team or congregation. Celebrate the difference Presbyterians have made. Also read online Forever Blue – Presbyterian Impact in the Gulf Coast Continues.
Midwest region
Extreme heat and storms – June/July 2012
Midwest-Southeast USA tornadoes - February/March 2012
Read Joplin, Missouri – Walk of Unity one year after tornado
Southern region
Texas - tornado in Grace Presbytery, May 2013
Explosion in West, Texas - April 2013
Two Presbyterian Church buildings affected by disaster, February 2013. Westminster Presbyterian Church of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, damaged by tornado; Main Street Presbyterian Church in Honey Grove, Texas, destroyed by fire.
Tornadoes and storms across the United States, January to April 2012
2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – Coming Home: Hurricane Katrina Five Years Later tells the story of how hurricane survivors and volunteers helping to rebuild have touched each other’s lives. Watch a trailer of the video and order a free DVD (as seen on NBC) to share with your work team or congregation. Celebrate the difference Presbyterians have made. Also read online Forever Blue – Presbyterian Impact in the Gulf Coast Continues.
Find where volunteers are still needed in the United States
Heartland region
Tornadoes and storms across the United States, January to April 2012
Wildfires in the West – June and July 2012
Northwest region
Alaska – spring 2009 flooding and ice jams
Download from resource archives
Southwest region
No current Southwest region responses.
Helpful links
Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study
