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Local Christian Churches And Disaster Preparedness: Are They Prepared?, Andrew J. Smith
Local Christian Churches And Disaster Preparedness: Are They Prepared?, Andrew J. Smith
Theses and Dissertations from 2016
Many religious institutions respond to global crises. These faith-based organizations may be small, independent institutions or belong to a larger corporate body. Local mainline Christian churches from mainline denominations including Lutheran, Presbyterian, Catholic, and United Methodist follow the latter model. As members of the larger corporate faith organization, these local churches have access to well-organized and established disaster response functional units. At the corporate level, these religious institutions have come together as collaborative partners in disaster response and recovery as members of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD). While disaster planning, preparedness, response and recovery activities may be …