Deweyville, TX

Disaster Description
Deweyville is a small town of approximately 1,000 people. It was established just before 1900 as a sawmill town for local lumber businesses. The main sawmills closed years ago and in more recent years many residents have found work in the larger towns of Orange and Beaumont.

Hurricane Rita made landfall on September 21, 2005. The high winds downed many trees and damaged roofs in the Deweyville area. Like the rest of Newton County, this area received little attention by the media following the Hurricane, and few resources were available to assist persons affected by the storm.

MDS Response

An RV program will be situated at the First Baptist Church in Deweyville, and the volunteers will be building a 2 bedroom house for a client living a few miles outside of the town.

Photo Gallery

Deweyville-RV-Team-Comletes

The Deweyville RV team on the steps of Ms. Jo Ann's newly completed home.

Verna-presenting-wall-hangi

Verna presents a wall-hanging to Miss JoAnn.

Pat- -Walt--Electrical-work

Walt and Pat work on the wiring.

Jake- -verna-getting-ready-

Jake and Verna getting ready to install the windows.

Dick- -Kathy-building-the-p

Dick and Kathy building the porch.

The-Wall-is-Up

It's almost there!

It-Takes-a-Lot-of-Hands-and

Volunteers at the Deweyville, Texas site put up the first wall for Miss Judy's new house.

The-Talking-Gun-Crew

The nail gun crew.

Nelson-pouring-concrete

Nelson pouring concrete.

Project Reports

Weekly Report for Deweyville

March 20, 2009

The house we began in January is completed and the dedication was held last Saturday. Pastor Damon from our host, First Baptist Church, made opening comments and prayer. Art Catlin, Project Director, presented a "Litany of...[more]

Category: Deweyville, TX

[more]

Displaying results 1 to 1 out of 12

<< First < Previous 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 5-5 6-6 7-7 Next > Last >>