BGCT sends $20,000 to help Minnesota flood victims

Posted: 8/31/07

BGCT sends $20,000 to help
Minnesota flood victims

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

DALLAS—The Baptist General Convention of Texas has sent $20,000 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention to help victims of flooding in southeastern Minnesota.

Widespread flooding damaged more than 4,500 homes in the region. At least 243 homes were destroyed, and seven people died.

A Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention emergency food service team prepared more than 20,000 meals in five days in Winona, Minn. The team may continue serving for several weeks.

The funds from the BGCT will provide $1,000 grants to families in need. Each family will be identified by Cornerstone Community Church in Winona, which suffered some flood damage.

Leo Endel, executive director of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, said he is thankful for the BGCT’s assistance.

“They are helping us be able to leverage our volunteers beyond anything we could do alone.” he said.

Wayne Shuffield, director of the BGCT Missions, Evangelism and Ministry Team, said the convention is committed to assisting Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptists.

“Texas Baptists gladly and prayerfully stand ready to assist our partners in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention,” he said. 

“Our roots are deep with Minnesota-Wisconsin through more than 50 years in partnership and life-long relationships between convention staffs, Texas Baptist pastors and church-to-church shared ministries. We will do all we can for as long as it takes to assist our distant neighbors in this time of desperate need.”