{"id":23318,"date":"2024-03-01T21:25:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23318"},"modified":"2024-03-01T21:26:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:26:20","slug":"bdm-extends-project-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/bdm-extends-project-in-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Disaster Ministries extends rebuilding project site in Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brethren Disaster Ministries staff have announced that the rebuilding project currently serving Dawson Springs, Ky., has been extended until Aug. 17, 2024. This project is rebuilding homes as part of the 2021 tornado recovery in Hopkins County. Brethren Disaster Ministries opened the project site in January 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Dec. 10-11, 2021, a devastating outbreak of 61 confirmed tornados swept through eight states with Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri being the most impacted. From 24 counties in Kentucky alone, over 15,000 applications were completed for requests for assistance from FEMA. Estimates are that around 75 percent of the town of Dawson Springs&#8211;home to around 2,500 people&#8211;was leveled. Fifteen lives were lost More than 650 of the 1,200 housing units in town were lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All volunteer groups that are on the schedule for Project 1 through Aug. 17 will be traveling to continue our partnerships serving in Hopkins County. Brethren Disaster Ministries volunteers are currently housed at the Habitat for Humanity Pennyrile Region property in Madisonville, Ky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are still some openings for volunteer groups, leaders, and individuals during this time, both for those who would like to return and those who would like to serve for the first time. Find volunteer openings at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bdm\/rebuild\/schedules\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/bdm\/rebuild\/schedules\">www.brethren.org\/bdm\/rebuild\/schedules<\/a> or contact Kim Gingerich at <a href=\"mailto:kgingerich@brethren.org\">kgingerich@brethren.org<\/a> or 410-635-8730 for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/BDMFacebookPost-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/BDMFacebookPost-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/BDMFacebookPost-600px-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/BDMFacebookPost-600px-560x489.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information about the rebuilding project site in Kentucky is at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bdm\/rebuild\/projects\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/bdm\/rebuild\/projects\">www.brethren.org\/bdm\/rebuild\/projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/health-care-education-scholarships\/\">Health Care Education Scholarships are awarded to nine recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/engage-event-supports-mission\/\">Engage event offers opportunity to gather in support of global mission, resources are available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/shine-curriculum-for-fall-2026\/\">Shine curriculum for Fall 2026 includes new features<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/bfia-grants-go-to-churches-and-camp\/\">BFIA grants support congregations\u2019 outreach to neighbors and a memorial to victims of violence, among other projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/elizabethtown-hosts-rise-up-conference\/\">Volunteers rise up: New CWS outreach campaign draws refugee advocates to Elizabethtown Church<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brethren Disaster Ministries staff have announced that the rebuilding project currently serving Dawson Springs, Ky., has been extended until Aug. 17, 2024. This project is rebuilding homes as part of the 2021 tornado recovery in Hopkins County. 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