Crisis and Emergency Management and Preparedness for the African-American Church Community

In these challenging times, the resident population served by the predominantly African-American church demands and deserves specific attention in order to preserve the uniquely cohesive nature of the African-American community. While this work is specifically focused on one local church community, there is a shared hope among church members, clergy, civic and lay professionals, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology that this project will serve as a model for success beyond its local audience. This work was conceived to help mitigate growing environmental and social concerns beyond traditional emergencies--such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, severe weather, and power outages--imposed upon communities already strained by economic and social inequities. This book is designed to provide guidance on crisis and emergency preparedness by offering an example of how a church or similar institution may undertake the task of setting up an appropriate emergency planning structure for its congregation and community.

Author: George O'Neil Urquhart

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Publication Date: Jul 24, 2014

Number of Pages: 138 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1625642407

ISBN-13: 9781625642400