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One Great Hour of Sharing — Sharing Resources, Changing Lives
PDA is thankful for the continued generosity of Presbyterians, which enables us — together — to bear witness of the healing love of Christ to disaster survivors around the world.
As needs abound, it is important that we show love for our neighbors. We pray that you will continue to share your blessings as a tangible sign of God's love.
The gifts of your time, treasure and talent show love and provide a witness of Christ to families whose lives are disrupted by disaster.
Continue below to see where your gifts were at work in 2011, or download and print a list.
See where your gifts made an impact in 2010
The 2011 One Great Hour of Sharing theme is “Sharing Brings Joy”
Your gifts are helping disaster survivors find hope out of the chaos of disasters that have impacted their lives. In 2011, One Great Hour of Sharing and designated funds through PDA have provided:
National Response $1,770,724
Alabama
Presbytery of North Alabama - April 2011 tornadoes
Presbytery of Sheppards & Lapsley - April 2011 tornadoes
Arkansas
Presbytery of Arkansas - December 2010 tornado in Cincinnati; support for Middle Governing Body matching grant project in response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake; April 2011 tornado in Vilonia; April 2011 flooding
Presbytery of Arkansas - support for Middle Governing Body matching grant project in response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake
Arizona
Presbytery deCristo - January 2011 shooting in Tucson; June 2011 wildfires near Sierra Vista
Presbytery of Grand Canyon - June 2011 wildfires
Florida
Presbytery of Peace River – December 2010 crop freeze in Collier County
Central Florida Presbytery - Support for the presbytery's new refugee clinic working with the Brazilian immigrant community
Illinois
Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois — April/May 2011 tornadoes, storms and flooding
Iowa
Presbytery of East Iowa - continuing response to 2008 flooding
Presbytery of Prospect Hill - April 2011 tornadoes in Mapleton, Early and Varina
Presbytery of Des Moines - August 2010 floods; May 2011 tornado in Taylor County
Kansas
Presbytery of Southern Kansas - support for Middle Governing Body matching grant project in response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake
Louisiana
Presbytery of South Louisiana – continuing response to 2005 Hurricanes Katrina/Rita
Presbytery of the Pines - support for Middle Governing Body matching grant project in response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake
Massachusetts
Presbytery of Southern New England - June 2011 tornado in the Springfield area
Minnesota
Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area – May 2011 tornado in Minneapolis
Mississippi
Presbytery of St. Andrew - April/May 2011 tornadoes in Lafayette and surrounding counties
Missouri
Heartland Presbytery - June 2011 flooding of the Missouri River in the Craig community
New Jersey
Presbytery of the Palisades - support for Middle Governing Body matching grant project in response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake; August 2011 flooding caused by Hurricane Irene
Newark Presbytery – flooding caused by September 2011 Hurricane Irene
New Mexico
Presbytery of DeCristo – March 2011 wildfires
New York
Hudson River Presbytery – June 2011 flooding; August 2011 flooding caused by Hurricane Irene
Presbytery of Susquehanna Valley - August 2011 Hurricane Irene; September 2011 Tropical Storm Lee
Albany Presbytery – March 2011 church fire in Troy; April 2011 church fire in Mayfield; April 2011 storm-caused flooding in the Hudson River communities; August 2011 flooding caused by Hurricane Irene
North Carolina
Presbytery of Coastal Carolina – April 2011 tornadoes
North Dakota
Presbytery of the Northern Plains – June 2011 flooding
Ohio
Presbytery of Scioto Valley - May 2011 flooding and storm damage in Hocking County
Oklahoma
Presbytery of Cimarron – March 2011 church fire at Perry Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania
Presbytery of Northumberland - September 2011 flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee
Presbytery of Lackawanna - September 2011 flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee
Presbytery of Carlisle - September 2011 flooding caused by Hurricane Katia and Tropical Storm Lee
Refugee, Asylum and Immigration Ministry
Emergency support for newly arrived refugees; support for asylum and immigration ministries
Rhode Island
Presbytery of Southern New England - March 2011 church damage
South Dakota
Presbytery of South Dakota – April 2011 flooding of the Missouri River
Tennessee
Synod of Living Waters - support for Middle Governing Body matching grant project in response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake
Presbytery of Middle Tennessee - May 2010 flooding long term recovery; February 2011 tornado damage at Priest Lake Presbyterian Church
Texas
Synod of the Sun - support for Middle Governing Body matching grant project in response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake
Presbytery of Palo Duro - February 2011 wildfires near Colorado City and Amarillo
Presbytery of New Covenant – continuing response to September 2008 Hurricane Ike
Presbytery of Tres Rios - April 2011 Wildfires in the Fort Davis, Marfa, Alpine, and Midland areas
Virginia
Presbytery of the Peaks - April 2011 tornadoes in Pulaski County
Presbytery of Eastern Virginia - April 2011 tornadoes in Gloucester County
Abingdon Presbytery - April 2011 tornado in Glade Spring
West Virginia
Presbytery of West Virginia – June 2010 flooding
Wisconsin
Winnebago Presbytery - April 2011 tornado in Merrill
International Response $4,368,887
Democratic Republic of Congo
Support for Foods Resource Bank food security project
Ethiopia
2011 drought and famine in the Horn of Africa
Guatemala
Response to damaging 2010 rainy season (including rainfall caused by Tropical Storm Agatha and Hurricane Alex) and support for capacity building, including risk reduction and psychosocial training
Haiti
January 2010 earthquake – continuing response through ecumenical and mission partners
India
Continuing response to December 2004 South Asian Tsunami
Indonesia
Continuing response to December 2004 South Asian Tsunami
Ivory Coast
Support for refugees
Japan
March 2011 earthquake and tsunami
Kenya
Support for Presbyterian Church of East Africa, developing capacity for psychosocial care and trauma healing; 2011 drought and famine in the Horn of Africa
Liberia
Support for refugees; livelihood based peace-building and conflict resolution program in response to 14-year civil war
Malawi
Support for Foods Resource Bank food security project in Chingale
Pakistan
July 2010 flooding
Philippines
September 2011 Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae
Somalia
2011 drought and famine in the Horn of Africa
Sri Lanka
Continuing response to December 2004 South Asian Tsunami
Sudan
Support for Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency for an emergency support initiative promoting food security; community based agriculture, water and sanitation
PDA National Response Team
PDA National Response Team (NRT) members represent PDA following a disaster in the United States. They provide support to affected presbyteries and synods as they assess the impact of the disaster on both the church and the community; and they assist in connecting presbyteries to recovery resources, including identification of sites for hosting volunteer work teams. NRT members have served in the following locations/responses in 2011:
Alabama
Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley - April 2011 tornadoes and storms (Lisa Baker, Milton Fulton, John Hill, David Holyan, Harvey Howell, Jim Kirk, Gene Krcelic, Morella Larsen, Doug Macdonald, Sue McConnell, Sandra Price, Jim Probert, Tim Stover, Kate Wiebe)
North Alabama Presbytery – April 2011 tornadoes in Cullman, including church damage (Lisa Baker, Kelly Buell, Gary Catterson, Milton Fulton, John Hill, Harvey Howell, Jim Kirk, Gene Krcelic, Morella Larsen, Doug Macdonald, Sue McConnell, Dick McClain, Jim Probert, Tim Stover, Alonza Washington)
Arizona
Presbytery of De Cristo - January 2011 shooting in Tucson (David Holyan, Laurie Kraus, Rick Turner); June 2011 wildfire near Sierra Vista (Tom Hoffman, Suzanne Malloy)
Arkansas
Presbytery of Arkansas - April 2011 tornadoes and storms (Kathy Montgomery, Paul Reiter)
California
Presbytery of San Francisco – September 2010 gas line explosion and fire in San Bruno (Ron Bottrell, David Holyan, Suzanne Malloy, Helen Robinson and Rick Turner)
Florida
Presbytery of Peace River - March 2011 trauma response in Punta Gorda (Pat Ashley, Bruce Wismer)
Tampa Bay Presbytery - March 2011 tornadoes in the Tampa Bay area (Bill Welch, Bruce Wismer)
Georgia
Cherokee Presbytery – May 2011 tornadoes (Ken McKenzie, Alonza Washington)
Illinois
Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois - April/May 2011 flooding (Ron Bottrell, Don Hampton)
Iowa
Prospect Hill Presbytery - April 2011 tornadoes in Mapleton, Early and Varina (Gary Catterson, Don Hampton)
Kentucky
Mid-Kentucky Presbytery - April 2011 tornadoes and storms (Milton Fulton, Carol Legg, David Legg)
Louisiana
Presbytery of South Louisiana - support for the Olive Tree Presbyterian Volunteer Village while it transitions to being managed by the presbytery (Kelly Buell)
Massachusetts
Presbytery of Southern New England – June 2011 tornadoes in the Springfield area (Gail Farnham, Morella Larsen, Carol Legg, David Legg, Dale Martin, Dick McClain, Merritt Schatz)
Minnesota
Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area – May 2011 tornadoes (Jim Anderson, Katrine Anderson)
Mississippi
Presbytery of St. Andrew - April 2011 tornadoes and storms (David Alger, Pat Ashley, Don Hampton, Rick Miller, Sandra Price)
Presbytery of Mississippi – April 2010 tornado follow-up (Sandra Price)
Missouri
Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy - April 2011 tornadoes and storms; May flooding (Kathy Montgomery, Paul Reiter)
Missouri Union Presbytery – April 2011 storms and tornadoes (Kathy Montgomery, Paul Reiter)
John Calvin Presbytery - May 2011 tornado in Joplin (Bill Branch, Liz Branch, Jim Kirk, Suzanne Malloy, Kathy Montgomery, Paul Reiter, Dave Thalman, Bill Welch)
New Jersey
Newark Presbytery – August 2011 Hurricane Irene (Bruce McGraw, Lynn Nakashian)
Newton Presbytery – August 2011 Hurricane Irene (Kelly Buell, Gail Farnham, Dick McClain, Lynn Nakashian)
New Mexico
Presbytery of De Cristo – March 2011 wildfires in the Silver City area (Tito Cruz-Rivera, Don Hampton, Ken McKenzie)
Presbytery of Santa Fe – June 2011 wildfires in the Los Alamos area (Sandy Faison, Tom Hoffman, Jim Probert)
New York
Presbytery of Susquehanna Valley - August 2010 church fire in Smithville Flats (Dick McClain, Gary Popson); August 2011 Hurricane Irene (Dick McClain, Grace Weekley, Don Worthington)
North Carolina
Presbytery of Coastal Carolina - April 2011 tornadoes and storms (John Edwards, Sue McConnell, Ken McKenzie, Steve Melton, Don Strongman, Rick Turner); August 2011 Hurricane Irene (John Cheek, Sue McConnell, Ken McKenzie, Greg Smith)
New Hope Presbytery - April 2011 tornadoes (John Edwards, Sue McConnell, Ken McKenzie); August 2011 Hurricane Irene (David Alger, Mark Kayser, Jim Kirk, Alonza Washington)
North Dakota
Presbytery of the Northern Plains – June 2011 flooding (Kelly Buell, Bob Houser)
Ohio
Eastminster Presbytery - February 2011 shooting in Youngstown (Beth Goss, Rick Turner)
Oklahoma
Cimarron Presbytery – March 2011 church destroyed by fire (Tom Hoffman, Bob Houser)
Pennsylvania
Presbytery of Lackawanna – August 2011 Hurricane Irene (Dick McClain, Grace Weekley)
Presbytery of Northumberland – summer 2011 flooding in the Montoursville area (John Hill, Bruce McGraw)
Rhode Island
Presbytery of Southern New England – March 2011 church damage (Milton Fulton, Merritt Schatz)
Tennessee
Presbytery of Middle Tennessee – February 2011 storms (Rob Moreland); continuing response to May 2010 flooding (Kelly Buell, Carol Legg, David Legg, Ken McKenzie, Doug Macdonald, Jim Probert, Carolyn Thalman, Dave Thalman)
Texas
Presbytery of Tres Rios - April 2011 wildfires in the Fort Davis, Marfa, Alpine, and Midland areas (Bill Branch, Liz Branch)
Mission Presbytery – September 2011 wildfires (Meg Scott Johnson)
Mission Presbytery – September 2011 Bastrop wildfires (John Hill, Bruce McGraw)
Virginia
Presbytery of the Peaks – April 2011 storm and tornado in Pulaski City (Tom Hoffman, Doug Macdonald)
Presbytery of Eastern Virginia - April 2011 tornadoes in the Gloucester area (Carolyn Thalman, Dave Thalman); August 2011 Hurricane Irene (Pat Ashley, Bruce Wismer)
Presbytery of Abingdon – April 2011 storms and tornadoes (Bill Branch, Liz Branch)
Washington, DC
NVOAD representation at the National Response Coordination Center – August 2011 Hurricane Irene (Harvey H. Howell)