Pass Christian, Mississippi
Disaster Description
Pass Christian is on Mississippi's coast and is one of the communities most devastated by Katrina. The 30-foot storm surge killed 22 people, destroyed nearly all business property, and damaged or destroyed 90 percent of the town's homes. Initially about 25 percent of Pass Christian's 6,500 residents remained.
Like virtually all of its residents, city leaders suffered immense personal loss. City Hall is now in a doublewide trailer. The library is in a small trailer. The storm set back the city 150 years, to its early days as a rustic resort area. But many new houses are springing up and the city is being rebuilt.
MDS Response
MDS purchased property in Pass Christian and set up a long-term project with three mobile homes and a storage shed. Together with the local recovery committee and readily available funds, MDS has completed 24 new builds, 15 major repairs and 42 minor repairs. Over the summer Pass Christian will be visited by youth groups from all over the US and Canada. MDS will continue it's work in Pass Christian this fall.
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Weekly Report for Pass Christian
Two highlights of the last two weeks were a bus of 34 from Rosthern Junior College in SK, students, chaperones and two bus drivers. The owner of the bus and his son participated in the work and we got lots done. We had to...
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Project statistics
Pass Christian, MS
MDS
503 Church Ave.
Pass Christian, MS 39571
Project Directors: Alva and Joyce Roth
Tel: (228) 452-1114
Fax: (228) 452-1116
passchristian(at)mds.mennonite.net
Project Start Date:
October 2005
Volunteer Status: Project is open
Volunteers to Date: 3178
Jobs Started: 152
Jobs Completed: 148
Project End Date: TBA
Volunteer Information:
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Pass Christian Volunteer Information
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