Word from the Bishop

I just received a message from the Bishop. Baton Rouge has significant tree damage and wide spread power outages. The United Methodist Committee on Relief will be arriving in the area tomorrow to begin overall assessment of the damage in the affected region. I know cleanup teams will be needed with chain saws and equipment for roof repair. From other news sources I am hearing that there has been significant damage in the path of the storm, but there are few specifics. We need to determine who in our congregation will be available to form work crews to travel south. We should receive specifics from Bishop Hutchinson and UMCOR tomorrow or the next day. It is likely that teams teams will be needed as soon as this weekend. If you would like to be part of a team this weekend or some time soon, please contact the office and give us your schedule of availability.