US CHURCHES: HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN HURRICANE FLORENCE’S PATH LOOK TO FEMA FOR A HELPING HAND
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on how a change of Federal Government policy in the US has led churches to look to official assistance in the wake of Hurricane Florence…
In the US, hurricane-damaged houses of worship can now receive FEMA aid
RNS Pastor Charles Stoker looks over damage to Hi-Way Tabernacle Assembly of God Church after Hurricane Harvey in Cleveland, Texas, north of Houston. PICTURE: Courtesy of Becket Law Firm After lawsuits and a US Supreme Court decision, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a new policy extending disaster relief to churches, synagogues and other […]
Texas officials urge US President Trump to act on FEMA funding for houses of worship
RNS Texas officials have written to President Donald Trump urging him to follow up on his tweeted endorsement of federal disaster relief for churches after Hurricane Harvey. “Regrettably, due to a FEMA policy whose terms predate your administration, the same churches that are playing an instrumental role in the recovery effort cannot receive disaster relief […]
US: FAITH GROUPS PROVIDE THE BULK OF DISASTER RECOVERY, IN COORDINATION WITH FEMA
In the wake of unfolding disasters in Texas and Florida, PAUL SINGER, of USA Today, reports on the role faith groups – and Christian groups in particular – are playing in disaster response in the US…