Would you donate?

[sandman2234]

Just curious, would the "no donate" people be swayed if the Church was being rebuilt with the foundation being reinforced and the bottom floor being several feet above what was the previous level of the building?
Churches flooding without insurance is not a new problem, as Blue Creek Baptist Church in Keaton Beach (address Perry, Fl) was destroyed by the same hurricane (i think) and it is being rebuilt. Will it get flooded again, doubtful, but possible. I believe the premium for annual insurance including flood was $250,000.00! That small Church and their members need a place to worship, and that is what they have, so they are scraping together the money to try to rebuild.
My Church's Disaster Relief team did some work at that site, and later took up a collection to send them.
Good luck to the rebuilds, may the buildings stand forever!
David from jax

 

[Jstpssng]

Just curious, would the "no donate" people be swayed if the Church was being rebuilt with the foundation being reinforced and the bottom floor being several feet above what was the previous level of the building

Yes. However, there are enough places local to me that any donation I might consider is staying here.

 

[sandman2234]

Yes. However, there are enough places local to me that any donation I might consider is staying here.

That is my situation also!
David from jax

 

[Sigarms]

Good luck to the rebuilds, may the buildings stand forever!

As I've gotten older, I've come to the realization for myself that a Christian church is not a building, but what the people do in the name of Christ OUTSIDE of the church building.

 

[Sigarms]

Thanks for the response guys. Just wanted to see if I was out of line with my thinking.

 

[2manyrocks]

Certainly not if they built at the same location. They didn't have insurance ?

I would not donate if they intend to rebuild at the same location shown in those pictures.

Standard property insurance doesn't cover flood damage. Most didn't have flood insurance because it hasn't flooded in the mountains in about 100 years.

The issue for many of these communities is how they are going to rebuild when their roads and water supply systems flooded away. In some instances, the roads were located next to streams that shifted their course to being where the roads were. With homes, businesses, roads, water supply systems destroyed and no insurance to cover the damage, its hard to see how these communities are going to recover.

 

[Hay Dude]

We had a “500 year flood” here in my little town in September 2022. It was epic. I lost a lot of large square bale hay that was stacked in places that have never flooded. Lost a lot of round bale feed hay that were just baled, too.

As a result, much of my towns original village was condemned. The buildings look ok from the outside, but were damaged inside beyond repair. Our local museum barely escaped damage to its’ art collection. The buildings HVAC & electrical system was heavily damaged. The post office lost its mail delivery jeeps

One local popular restaurant was rebuilt on structural concrete piers about 8’ higher than its’ original height.
Maybe thats what the church needs to do.

 

[CH4Ohio]

Just curious …. If it was a mosque that got flooded, would your decision to donate change?

Why or why not?

Seems like this thread mainly relates to who supports the religion.

 

[D&D]

I believe the premium for annual insurance including flood was $250,000.00! That small Church and their members need a place to worship, and that is what they have, so they are scraping together the money to try to rebuild.

insurance poor is a dilemma we all can face. Car insurance, health insurance, property insurance, life insurance. Sometimes reality kicks in and you can’t afford it all. 250,000 a year for 4 years would get you a usable facility.

 

[Jstpssng]

Just curious …. If it was a mosque that got flooded, would your decision to donate change?

Why or why not?

Seems like this thread mainly relates to who supports the religion.

No. I believe that all religions worship the same God, it's the methods which vary.