They were going to pay a contractor to come in and do it. It brought them together as a congregation. When it's up it feels really good to see it. Leomon said he sees on ongoing crisis. I have always tried to put the church in pioneering efforts that address problems.
Most church arsons are in the South and Midwest.
Norwood created a program called Project Rebuild in 1997 which received the 1998 National Council of Churches' Ecumenical Award. There is a real need for volunteers particularly those familiar with disaster relief. Volunteers' anecdotes often tell of the pain and rewards of seeing a church come back from its own ashes. One pastor put it very well. He said he felt very discouraged looking at his burned church.