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Disciples Volunteering

About Disciples Mission Stations

Mission Stations were established at the end of 2005 to accommodate the immense hurricane recovery work required as a consequence of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. They have grown as Disciples continue to respond to other disasters.

Each mission station is set up at a Disciples church in an area that’s been affected by a disaster. Following some disasters, mission stations are established in a covenantal relationship between Disciples Volunteering, Week of Compassion, the region and the host congregation in an area near the disaster zone. The host congregation provides a space for volunteers to sleep, prepare food and shower either at or near the church. Disciples Volunteering staff run the ongoing mission station operations. There is a cost of $75 per person at each Mission Station. This non-refundable fee is due at registration and will complete your mission team’s reservation. This fee covers Mission Station support, staffing, and volunteer insurance.

For any additional information or questions please contact the mission station manager or Brenda Tyler. Please respect our Covenant and do not contact the host congregation.   

Age Limitations

All volunteers must be at least 16 years of age at all locations (see exceptions below). These limitations are set by the long-term recovery organizations with whom we partner and they are not negotiable.

Minimum Group Size

In order to be faithful stewards of available resources, groups with less than five volunteers will be partnered with another Mission Team. This may require flexibility in terms of desired location and/or date.

Mission Station location and information

  • Texas City, Texas  
  • Lake Charles, La. (Renee Amos, Mission  Station Manager) This Mission Station does accept volunteers under the age of  16.
  • Slidell, La. (Josh Baird,  Mission Station  Manager)
  • Gulfport, Miss. (Volunteers  must be at least 18 years old to work in partnership with Habitat for  Humanity.)

If you have questions, please contact Brenda Tyler at (888) 346-2631.

 

Events

Plan your Gulf Coast mission trip
Register: Step-by-step

Resources

Disciples Disaster Response

Mission stations

FAQs

Sequence of Response following natural disasters

Stories and pictures

Disaster response information

Disciples Volunteering

Partners
Week of Compassion
Great River Region
Alabama/NorthWest Florida Region
Christian Church of the Southwest Link to Coastal Plains.

Contacts

(888) 346-2631

Carl Zerweck III
Director, Disciples Volunteering
(317) 289-5061

Brenda Tyler
Administrative Assistant
(317) 713-2642

Robin Zerweck
Hospitality Coordinator
(317) 370-6349