PDA solidarity visit to North Carolina churches

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Associate for National Disaster Response the Rev. Dr. Jim Kirk and Director the Rev. Edwin González-Castillo speak with Black Mountain Presbyterian Church Pastor and Head of Staff the Rev. Mary Katherine Robinson.

Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, a key provider of relief following Hurricane Helene, hasn’t done its yeoman’s work alone.

“People have donated from 22 states,” the Rev. Mary Katherine Robinson, BMPC’s pastor and head of staff, said during a solidarity visit with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance at the church. The Black Mountain church began distributing water and grilled hamburgers and hot dogs the day after the Sept. 26–27 storm. “We need to feed every body, mind and spirit,” she said, citing the church’s mission statement carved into its communion table: “Has everyone been fed?”

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Gracious God, pour out your Spirit on all your servants, that as we reach out in your name with love and justice you will deepen our understanding of your holy purpose and strengthen our commitment to one another and to you. Amen.

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Psalm 46; 47; 147:12-20