Faith-Based Organization Disaster Initiative Regional Workshop

The Region H Workshop details are as follows:

St. Joseph
Huffman United Methodist Church
2802 Renick Street, Saint Joseph, MO 64507
May 4, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.


Please direct any questions and RSVPs to Aren Koenig at Aren.Koenig@sema.dps.mo.gov or 573-526-9410.   

See below for full press release, including scheduled workshops in other regions.



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The Office of the Governor and DPS have coordinated with SEMA to schedule six Faith-Based Organization Disaster Initiative Regional Workshops.  These workshops will feature Governor Nixon.  The events will resemble past workshops but will be updated and focus a little more on lessons learned from the Joplin tornado.  The main thrust for these workshops – as in previous workshops – will be to further engage the faith community in key emergency human services (EHS) functions such as mass care, volunteer coordination, long-term recovery, etc.

SEMA Emergency Human Services (EHS) will be sending invitations to the Missouri VOAD, Governor’s Faith-Based and Community Services Partnership for Disaster Recovery, various EHS committees, EMDs, state agencies, faith communities, etc.


The events are scheduled as follows:

Jefferson City
Bible Baptist Church
4730 Country Club Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109
April 24, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Cape Girardeau
St. Francis Medical Center
211 Saint Francis Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
April 26, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

St. Louis (Webster Groves)
Eden Theological Seminary
475 East Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves, MO 63119
April 27, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (At this location, following lunch, all are invited to participate in a group discussion and practical simulation of how a faith community would react to a tornado that struck during religious services.  This portion of the program will end at 2:15 p.m.)

Springfield
Remington’s
1655 West Republic Road, Springfield, MO 65810
May 1, 10 a.m.  – 3 p.m.

Kansas City (Lee’s Summit)
Crown Pointe Church
5950 Northeast Lakewood Way,  Lee's Summit, MO 64064
May 3, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

St. Joseph
Huffman United Methodist Church
2802 Renick Street, Saint Joseph, MO 64507
May 4, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

An email from Aren Koenig (our SEMA Emergency Human Services Intern/temporary worker) will follow shortly with the formal invitation from Jerry Lee, Director of the Department of Public Safety.

Please encourage all religious leaders and disaster response partners to attend a regional workshop, as we are looking to build a stronger relationship with faith-based organizations across the state.

Please direct any questions and RSVPs to Aren Koenig at Aren.Koenig@sema.dps.mo.gov or 573-526-9410.