New Hope Village
at
Neuse Forest
A collaborative Mission of
Broad Street Christian Church, Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, Neuse Forest Presbyterian Church, West New Bern Presbyterian Church and The Fuller Center Disaster Rebuild Team
The Neuse Forest Presbyterian Church has turned its Educational Building into a full time volunteer Hosting Site for work teams coming to New Bern to help the community rebuild. In collaboration with 4 other area Presbyterian and Christian Churches, Neuse Forest Presbyterian Church will be able to host 36 to 60 volunteers a week. The "Volunteer Village" named the New Hope Village will be affiliated with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Volunteer Village Network that has been growing across the country.
Volunteer Villages offer overnight accommodations including showers, access to a kitchen, internet access and equipment storage for work teams rebuilding homes following disaster.
Neuse Forest Presbyterian Church and the other 4 churches in the Collaborative will provide hospitality, orientation and support for the teams while they are here. They will provide an opportunity for our guests to learn about the community and how the storm has impacted the area.
With over 4,000 homes in New Bern and more than 10,500 households registered for assistance with FEMA, the need for work teams to assist families who were uninsured or underinsured will go on for years.
Neuse Forest is part of the Craven County Disaster Recovery Alliance made up of over 70 individuals and organizations working cooperatively to help the community rebuild lives and homes in the county.
Strategically located south of the Trent River, the work teams from New Hope Village will be able to reach out to areas in the Havelock and Harlow areas in the southern part of the county and still be able to work in New Bern, Vanceboro, and Cove City.
The Educational Building was itself badly damaged in Hurricane Florence and has required extensive repairs. We need financial help to cover the costs of setting up the village not covered by the insurance settlement; but we also need help for to be able to maintain this ministry. Work teams will pay a modest per diem to cover the cost of food, utilities and management; but the principal responsibility of maintaining the program and support of the volunteers will fall to this group of sister churches. You can volunteer to help with a meal, come visit with the team and hear their stories of hope that come from the day's work and be available for special requests tha might come from the team.
Contact either Sharon DeCamp at nfpcclerk@suddenlinkmail.com or Rev. John A. Robinson, Jr. at response2018@suddenlink.net or 540-722-0462 if you are interested in helping either with hosting or refurbishing the New Hope Village.
Volunteer Villages offer overnight accommodations including showers, access to a kitchen, internet access and equipment storage for work teams rebuilding homes following disaster.
Neuse Forest Presbyterian Church and the other 4 churches in the Collaborative will provide hospitality, orientation and support for the teams while they are here. They will provide an opportunity for our guests to learn about the community and how the storm has impacted the area.
With over 4,000 homes in New Bern and more than 10,500 households registered for assistance with FEMA, the need for work teams to assist families who were uninsured or underinsured will go on for years.
Neuse Forest is part of the Craven County Disaster Recovery Alliance made up of over 70 individuals and organizations working cooperatively to help the community rebuild lives and homes in the county.
Strategically located south of the Trent River, the work teams from New Hope Village will be able to reach out to areas in the Havelock and Harlow areas in the southern part of the county and still be able to work in New Bern, Vanceboro, and Cove City.
The Educational Building was itself badly damaged in Hurricane Florence and has required extensive repairs. We need financial help to cover the costs of setting up the village not covered by the insurance settlement; but we also need help for to be able to maintain this ministry. Work teams will pay a modest per diem to cover the cost of food, utilities and management; but the principal responsibility of maintaining the program and support of the volunteers will fall to this group of sister churches. You can volunteer to help with a meal, come visit with the team and hear their stories of hope that come from the day's work and be available for special requests tha might come from the team.
Contact either Sharon DeCamp at nfpcclerk@suddenlinkmail.com or Rev. John A. Robinson, Jr. at response2018@suddenlink.net or 540-722-0462 if you are interested in helping either with hosting or refurbishing the New Hope Village.
Renovations are progressing daily at the New Hope Village located on the grounds of Neuse Forest Presbyterian Church, but we still have a lot of work to do! We need volunteers to help in ways big and small. Won't you please look at your schedule and find some time to spend on this outreach project that will help so many. We need to finish this up!! People it's crunch time! We need painters, caulkers and general clean-up. If you find it in your heart to help. This could be a great winter time activity. Please contact Phoebe Briley 252-229-0130, Carl Chapman or call the church. 252-637-3270. So they can be there to direct you to the work that needs to be completed. Below you can see all the progress that has been made so far, it is a beautiful facility :)
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Thank you to these and others who donated 5,500 volunteer hours in 2019! You folks "sheetROCK"!!!