UPDATE on Partners:
Texas Office
damage reports for each congregation, and architects
from across the country have conducted comprehensive
architectural assessments to help prioritize the repair
efforts. Through our relationship with the Galveston
Recovery Fund, eight congregations received $10,000
each to help pay for building repair costs, and six of the
ten congregations were featured as part of the Galveston
Historical Foundation’s annual Sacred Places tour this
past February. Currently, Partners is working with the
congregations through our New Dollars/New Partners
training program; Module I was hosted by Reedy Chapel
A.M.E Church in March.
Volunteers stand in front of a tightly packed truck, ready to
take supplies to Galveston. Photo by Donald Martin Evans.
Galveston Update
On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike made its final
landfall over Galveston, TX, with a Category 5-equivalent
storm surge and winds of at least 110 mph. Soon after,
at the request of the Texas Historical Commission,
Preservation Texas, and the Galveston Historical
Foundation, Partners’ Texas Office committed to working
with congregations impacted by the storm, and dedicated
funding and resources to assist them.
In January 2009, Partners announced planning grants for
ten congregations to help them assess the damage and
determine how to proceed with repairs and restoration.
Since then, Church Restoration Group has completed
Texas Advisory Board Members
James R. Nader, FAIA, Chair
Robert G. Adams, AIA
Susan Alanis
Kenneth Barr
Richard H. Bundy, AIA
Daniel G. Carey
Louise B. Carvey
Judith S. Cohen
Gerald Davis
Robert I. Fernandez
Glenn S. Forbes
Donald Gatzke, AIA
Krista Gebbia
Marty Leonard
Robert F. Pence, PE
Elaine Petrus
Barry Silverberg
The Rev. Brenda W. Weir
Dr. Gaynor Yancey
Ex Officio
Fernando Costa
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