Hurricane Helene Response

Below is a comprehensive list of all congregations under the Holston Presbytery.

Search alphabetically by city, then the church's name. Click on a congregation for more information.

Hurricane Helene Response

Hurricane Helene left quite a mark in our area. Many congregations and communities suffered losses of many kinds - and the rebuilding effort in the region will be a long, difficult and expensive process.

Find the latest information on what Holston Presbytery and all of the response organizations are doing to respond to the needs in the area, and how you can help.

Volunteer Opportunities

General Response

Volunteer United, https://www.volunteer-united.org, the most comprehensive site.
Register and explore volunteer opportunities – https://www.volunteer-united.org/user/register/
Empower Cocke County, https://www.empowercockecounty.com/volunteer.html
Greene County AIDNET – a consortium of Greene County response –
Call Mark, Jana, or Abby at 423-620-8382. More information here.
Evergreen Baptist Church, Erwin, TN,

Hurricane Helene Relief Homepage – https://churchatevergreen.com/relief, Lots of info about other organizations here.

Volunteer Registration – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDAUkumQzILY6MMNcjHJZg5pIV2vaeA-xjhDT-ONzzGGzbLA/viewform?pli=1

Red Cross, They need shelter volunteers: https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer.html
The Tennessee Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (TNVOAD)

https://www.tnvoad.org/

https://www.tn.gov/tema/get-involved/volunteer-organizations-active-in-disasters.html

https://www.tnvoad.org/request-assistance/

Home Repair/Rebuilding

Appalachia Service Project (ASP), https://asphome.org, 423-854-8800
Volunteer Sign Up – https://asphome.org/helpafterhelene/#volunteer

Legal Help

Legal Aid of East Tennessee https://www.laet.org/
For volunteer opportunities contact Sara King, attorney, sking@laet.org, https://app.joinpaladin.com/!/legal-aid-of-east-tennessee/opportunities/east-tennessee-disaster-relief/

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Donate

There a number of organizations that will put your donation to good use. Besides the ones below, many of the other organizations listed need donations.

Holston Presbytery Donation Page

If you would like to donate to the Presbytery's flood relief,
please use the QR code or click here.
Holston Presbytery Flood Relief

You can send a check for Flood Relief to

Holston Presbytery, PO Box 3647, Kingsport, TN 37664

(please put "flood relief" in the memo line)

All of this money will stay in Holston Presbytery to help with flood relief.

PCUSA Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the PCUSA Churches to support and care for communities adversely affected by crises and catastrophic events. Information here.

More info on PDA's Helene response is here.

Rise Erwin

https://www.riseerwin.org/donate

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Resources for Churches to Help Out

We expect congregation’s pastors, session members and others will want to organize a response either as a group or individually. Besides the volunteer opportunities and channels through which to donate, we will be posting stories of how Presbyterian and other churches are supporting disaster relief and recovery.

More information about how to get involved with Long Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs) of the many organizations responding to the Helene Disaster in your counties will be posted at those groups get organized.

Presbyterian Disaster Relief (PDA) has useful information about they support churches’ disaster response. https://pda.pcusa.org/page/act/

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About the Presbytery's Disaster Response Team

Hurricane Helene created damage for many congregations’ members and communities in our area. The recovery effort will be a long, difficult and expensive process. The Holston Presbytery Disaster Response Team has been organized to help focus and coordinate congregations’ recovery work. We expect to be doing this with our congregations for some time to come.

The Holston Presbytery Disaster Response Team is working to help Congregations:

Provide survivors with any food, temporary housing and mental health services they may need.
Help survivors connect with short and long-term, funding for their recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Connect and coordinate volunteers with effective recovery projects.
Discover individuals’, families’ and congregations’ unmet needs, as they arise, and find resources to meet these needs.

100% of the money donated to the Holston Presbytery’s disaster relief will be used in Northeast Tennessee. A member of the Presbytery's Finance and Budget Committee is on the Team and will coordinate with that Committee and Presbytery leadership to ensure faithful stewardship of all donations.

Members of the Disaster Response Team are: