Disaster Relief, Recovery, & Preparedness Commission

Following Hurricane Matthew in the fall of 2017, the Executive Council formed a commission to receive applications for relief funds which arrived generously as people responded to that disaster, along with funds contributed by Episcopal Relief & Development. The commission distributed these funds to relief projects across the diocese. The commission continues its work now by encouraging parishes and deaneries to be prepared for hurricanes and other disasters.

“Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.” - Ezekiel 38:7

Hurricane Season 2024

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is the Atlantic Ocean tropical cyclone season in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially begins on June 1, and ends on November 30. Eastern Carolina communities have experienced the devastating effects...

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