Hands across the nation

Back Bay is a UCC project that has been in Biloxi since 1922. It is one of the major social service agencies for the poor in that city. And it has been a hub of activity in the years of rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina.  Read more about Back Bay here.

Memorial UCC has an active partnership with Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Mississippi. Confirmation students and adult teams have traveled to Biloxi to work camps helping to restore homes by carpentry, painting, and cleaning. Bonnie Van Overbeke, our former pastor,  serves on the Board of Directors. Hurricane Katrina inflicted devastating damage in 2005 to lives and property on the Gulf Coast, including Biloxi and the Back Bay Mission operation, and much of our work there since then has been involved in rebuilding homes in the aftermath.

Now is the time to start making plans for our 2011 trip. It will be Sept. 16-22, 2012. People with building skills have an important role to play, of course, but so do folks who can help out in a variety of ways, including serving at the daily lunch program.

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