Louisiana Reconstruction Trip Planned

Merge Ministries has organized a trip for individuals who are skilled or semi-skilled at construction [...]

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NEW ORLEANS, LA (September 13, 2016) – Merge Ministries has organized a trip for individuals who are skilled or semi-skilled at construction to assist with rebuilding efforts following the recent historic flooding in Louisiana.

The trip will be held November 6–11, and participants will be housed at Canal Street Covenant Church in New Orleans. Cost is $315 per person, not including transportation or optional donations for construction projects.

Interested individuals can sign up through Merge by emailing Dale Lusk at dale.lusk@covchurch.org or calling him at (956) 458-9568. Registration ends on October 6.

Merge is a ministry of the ECC Serve Globally mission priority.

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