Presbyterian Mission Agency hygiene kits Archives

Louisville-area volunteers ‘assemble’ to support disaster-impacted communities

Posted April 15th, 2024

The brightly-lit Ramsey Gym at Beulah Presbyterian Church in Louisville came alive Saturday morning as some 20 area volunteers became a cheerful human assembly line in support of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

Presbyterian Center staff joins with Mid-Kentucky Presbytery to gather hygiene kits

Posted June 28th, 2023

“The mission committee of Mid-Kentucky Presbytery is ready to again collect hygiene kits for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance,” wrote Ruth Welch, coordinator of the project for the presbytery. “We hope the Presbyterian Center will join in collecting, sorting and assembling these kits.”

Presbyterian Center staff joins with Mid-Kentucky Presbytery to gather hygiene kits

Posted May 24th, 2023

It began, as so much seems to begin these days, with an email. “The mission committee of Mid Kentucky Presbytery is ready to again collect Hygiene Kits for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance,” wrote Ruth Welch, coordinator of the project for the presbytery. “We hope the Presbyterian Center will join in collecting, sorting, and assembling these kits.”

Louisiana: three hurricanes, a tropical storm and a pandemic

Posted October 23rd, 2020

Hurricane Delta clobbered southwest Louisiana on Oct. 9, making landfall just 13 miles east of where Hurricane Laura came ashore as a strong Category 4 storm just six weeks earlier. And, between these two direct hits, Hurricane Sally, a Category 2 storm with 105 mile-per-hour winds, dumped double-digit rainfall totals from Gulf Shores, Alabama, to Pensacola, Florida. Small, slow-moving Tropical Storm Beta caused severe flooding along the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.

A Lenten journey to mission

Posted March 14th, 2018

While Lent is widely viewed as a journey of introspection, some Ohio Presbyterians, inspired by their support for One Great Hour of Sharing, also see it as an opportunity for mission activities.