Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Hurricane Katrina

May 4, 2009 issue

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  Photo by Larry Bartel/Hesston College

  Music with gratitude

  Hurricane survivor, pianist and songwriter Tony Duplessis sang April 20 at Hesston (Kan.) College.

  His chapel presentation followed a 90-minute concert the previous evening to raise scholarship funds for Hesston students enrolled in the Disaster Management program, a joint program with Mennonite Disaster Service. Program director Russ Gaeddert said more than $1,400 was raised.

Oct. 13, 2008 issue

• Report details impact of faith-based response to Katrina

  Mennonite Mutual Aid cosponsored a recently released report by the Institute for Southern Studies detailing the importance of church-sponsored relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.

Sept. 1, 2008 issue

• MDS plays important role in recovery

  NEW ORLEANS — Bourbon Street was rocking, the bars and clubs filled with people enjoying one of New Orleans’ most popular tourist spots. A cacophony of jazz, blues, rock and country filled the narrow balcony-lined avenue, giving the area a bright and festive air.

June 16, 2008 issue

• Initiative rebuilds churches, leadership in New Orleans

  If the churches in New Orleans rebuild, people will come back. That’s a main idea behind Churches Supporting Churches, an ecumenical effort supporting African-American churches in New Orleans through congregational partnerships, resourcing pastors and fundraising for needs the communities identify.

March 10, 2008 issue

• Does New Orleans matter?

  Jonah is the only book of the Bible that ends with a question. God rebukes a washed-up and annoyed prophet.

Feb. 25, 2008 issue

• Church enlarges its vision after Hurricane Katrina

  GULFPORT, Miss. — None of Gulfhaven Mennonite Church’s 106 families escaped the effects of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The church roof was badly damaged, causing the interior to become waterlogged.

June 18, 2007 issue

• In New Orleans, MCC supports post-Katrina partnerships

  AKRON, Pa. — Before Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, St. John Baptist Church in the Uptown area of New Orleans was a growing, thriving congregation with 300 members.

June 4, 2007 issue

• Partners needed in New Orleans

  After Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in September 2005, churches suffered, lacking not only bricks and mortar but emotional unity and stability.

March 26, 2007 issue

• MDS opens New Orleans headquarters

  NEW ORLEANS — Mennonite Disaster Service dedicated its New Orleans project headquarters, a building rescued from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, on Feb. 26.

Jan. 29, 2007 issue

• Church celebrates Katrina cleanup efforts

  GULFPORT, Miss. — Members of Gulfhaven Mennonite Church burned the mortgage on their church building during a celebration Jan. 12-14, a gathering that would have happened in 2005 had Hurricane Katrina not intervened.

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