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Churches Supporting Churches in New Orleans

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CHURCHES SUPPORTING CHURCHES, CSC

A project supported by ECAPC, following up yesterday's sermon on Katrina Relief and hope.
Link http://www.ecapc.org/csc.asp

This introduces the Churches Supporting Churches (CSC) National Working Group. This project is a comprehensive strategy to assist a small number of African American congregations in twelve areas of New Orleans, where Katrina destroyed or seriously damaged their facilities, to “Restart, Reopen, Repair or Rebuild the Churches in order for them to be agents for Community Development and to Recreate their Community”.

The Katrina catastrophe exposed again the triple evils of poverty, racial injustice and militarism in this region of the US identified by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nearly four decades ago. This Kingian Legacy is the context we need to address the moral and practical challenges to address these conditions. This was King’s vision and is our vision.

The strategy and project is designed to step beyond the food and shelter issues and to focus on expanding the capacity of these congregations to rebuild their communities. The National Council of Churches has agreed to be the fiscal agent for contributions to the Churches Supporting Churches project. We seek foundations and major contributors who share the goal for justice in the rebuilding process. We're also seeking partner congregations in the north to help with this process.

Tomorrow: The Three-Fold Strategy of CSC

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