SHELTER, Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook

FROM THE SITE:

August 26, 2011

Dear Members and Friends of Bound Brook Presbyterian,
HURRICANE
has changed our plans for
WORSHIP SERVICES!
We encourage everyone, including children, to come to the service on Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. We will provide church school.
We are NOT planning services for Sunday morning.
We are a secondary shelter for this flood, but depending on storm conditions, that could change. We still could end up with many people living in the PFC. If this happens, we will be sending out word for volunteers.

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On Sunday, April 15, the Presbyterian Church, Bound Brook,
opened its doors to area residents driven from their homes
by flood waters from the massive nor�easter that hit the
region. This is the second significant flood of the Raritan
River in eight years.

More than 100 people are currently housed at the church.
According to Rev. Louis Kilgore, the church’s pastor, response
to the needs of those displaced by the storm has been
overwhelming: “Within hours, dozens of volunteers from the
church and the community set up kitchen services and cots
to feed and house evacuees. We have been amazed and blessed by
the outpouring of donations of food, bedding, and toiletries.”

In addition to supervising care for the physical needs of
victims, Rev. Kilgore made time to perform a marriage ceremony
at the church for two of the evacuees.

Those wishing to help in the relief effort may send checks to
the church’s office, with the donation marked “Flood Relief”.

The Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook
409 Mountain Avenue
Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805

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http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=3130

http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=3104

NJ church offers hope for flood survivors
Many wonder if they will ever go home.
BY HEATHER MOYER |BOUND BROOK, N.J. | April 27, 2007

The Rev. Lou Kilgore's church office is full of cots. So is
the church choir room, the parlor and all of the Sunday School
classrooms.

More than 160 people stayed at the Bound Brook Presbyterian
Church after flooding devastated the community almost two weeks
ago. A few families have since moved on, but many still remain.

As Kilgore gave a tour of his church Thursday, he said those still
there will be the hardest to place.

"They've really got no place to go," he said.

The overwhelming majority of the families sheltering at the church
are Hispanic from the low-income neighborhood in town. Some are
undocumented. Kilgore said the families are dealing with no insurance,
very little savings and a lack of affordable housing in Bound Brook.

"Many in this church are wondering if they will ever go home," he
said.

Kilgore estimated that at least 350 housing units were destroyed
by the flood. The church, he said, will help the families in any
way possible to help them get their lives back together.

SEE WEBSITE AT DNN FOR FULL STORY!!
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