In Helene’s and Milton’s wake, disaster relief ministries prepare for years-long recovery efforts
With the one-two punch of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton within two weeks of one another, faith-based disaster groups are getting ready for a long, slow recovery that may take years.
After decades of lifting others out of devastating circumstances, these good Samaritans have found themselves in a crisis of their own.
Water Mission and World Vision among ministries providing disaster relief
Disaster relief workers from Mennonite communities arrived outside Asheville, N.C. to help clear the back roads as government services focus on main thoroughfares as well as search and rescue.
Many churches use summer for international missions work. These Southern Baptists envisioned something closer to home.
A total of 1,169 mostly Southern Baptist churches in North Carolina participated in NC Cares, fielding volunteers for a week of service helping vulnerable populations including homeless people, orphans, prisoners, refugees and the elderly.
North Carolina suspect fired after confessing crime
Pastor Ashley James Crouse of New Vision Baptist Fellowship in Granite Falls, North Carolina, has been federally charged with receipt of child pornography.
Victim brought a claim against a NC church and school
Some child sexual abuse survivors in North Carolina are depending on a decision by the state’s Supreme Court to determine if they can sue their abusers and any institution who enabled the abuse.
North Carolina is the 9th most populous state in the nation, but because of a couple of powerhouse ministries, it punches above its weight and ranks 5th on MinistryWatch’s list of states with the most ...
On Sunday, the Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Boone, North Carolina, served as a house of mourning for a community reeling after a lengthy standoff killed five people last week, including two deputies.