If you would like to send donations directly to churches in the Houston, Texas area that are working to help hurricane victims from Louisiana and points east, these churches in my area are already stretching their resources to do so:

Clear Lake Church of Christ is collecting phone, gas or Wal-Mart cards to distribute to the victims. If you want to give cash instead, they will purchase the needed cards. They ask that we take the cards to their building located at 938 El Dorado. I’m sure they’ll accept donations by mail, too.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church has opened as a shelter for storm refugees in Houston. They have a list of needs on their website.
18220 Upper Bay Rd
Nassau Bay
Houston, TX

Clear Lake Baptist Church and Bay Area Christian Church are both serving meals daily to hurricane refugees. They could use servers and cooks if you live in the area and donations if you do not.

Other churches are helping, too, and Houston officials are offering the Astrodome to New Orleans Superdome refugees. You can read about that effort here. The following churches are also opened as emergency shelters:

Memorial Baptist Church
600 W. Sterling
Baytown Texas 77520

Moody Methodist Church
2803 53rd Street
Galveston, Texas

Spring Tabernacle
3034 FM 2920
Spring, Tx 77338

St. Mary’s Catholic Church
701 Church Street
Huntsville, Tx

Fairmont Park Baptist Church
10401 Belfast
LaPorte, Tx

New Life Central
2104 Underwood
LaPorte, Tx

1st United Methodist Church
4308 W. Dallas
Conroe, Tx

1st Baptist Church
906 Ave A
Katy, Tx

Contributions may be made to the Red Cross or to the churches themselves.

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