This past Friday, March 2, things changed in Henryville Indiana. A devastating tornado went through the town and many other small towns in southern Indiana.

The Church of God in Indiana does have a church congregation in Henryville, First Church of God, which is pastored by Rev. Jerald Leon Armstrong. Indiana Ministries spoke to him today. Pastor Leon relates that all parishioners are fine and the church building sustained some minor damage, but is overall in good condition. Pastor Leon told us that there is a strong Ministerial Association in the area and they would be meeting together this afternoon to discuss the next steps to helping their town and neighborhood get back on their feet.

The Monroe City First Church of God under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Mark Nielson, has a staff member, Rev. Bob Morrison, Missions and Outreach Pastor, on site in Henryville to help in any way they can:  Rev. Bob Morrison serves as Director of The Three Nails Project (TNP) mission house in Monroe City. The TNP disaster team responds to all disasters including local, regional and national locations. They are comprised of Firefighters, EMS, medical people, and various skill levels as the need indicates. The recovery phase of each disaster is after the first 24 hours when teams are needed for debris removal, chainsaw crews, supplies and homeowner assistance. The churches provide the largest percentage of volunteers for the TNP mission teams in this second phase of disaster response.

Bob has served on rescue/recovery at Ground Zero in NYC 2001, Hurricane Katrina-Gulfport, MS and Biloxi, MS, Birmingham, AL tornado zone, Joplin, MO tornado area, Harrisburg, IL tornado, Henryville, IN and many others. The Three Nails Project website:  http://threenailsproject.weebly.com/index.html

To view photos taken by Bob Morrison, please click here and click on the photos next to the words "Tornado Relief Information". 

Monetary Donations:

If you have monetary donations for the tornado relief in southern Indiana you may send them directly to the Monroe City First Church of God. Please mark your donation as "Disaster Relief".  Rev. Morrison and his team will use these funds in their efforts to help the victims of the March 2nd tornadoes.

Monroe City First Church of God

PO Box 346

Monroe City, IN 47557

Clothing Donations:

If you live in Northern Indiana, Solid Rock Church of God is gathering clothing for the tornado relief.  A trucking company has donated a semi truck, driver and gasoline to deliver the clothing to the relief site.  If you would like to donate clothing, drop off days are Tues. March 6th - Thurs. March 8th between the hours of 5pm and 9pm.

Solid Rock Church of God

58970 CR 3

Elkhart, IN 46517  

For more information about the project and work being done, please email Bob Morrison at bobtam00@hotmail.com. 

Please join Indiana Ministries in prayer as we continue to remember the victims of these devastating tornadoes.