Louisiana churches set priorities & define ministries in post-Katrina world Sitting at the head of a table lined on both sides by community leaders, Patrick Keen, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, New Orleans, makes an impassioned plea for the involvement of lawmakers, clergy and citizens. Involuntarily, it seems, he stands up to address those gathered in the fellowship hall of Bethlehem. A man had been killed by gunfire across the street from the 6th District Police Station that day; five others in the area had been killed in the four days prior.
At Bethlehem, recovering from Hurricane Katrina manifests itself in many ways, not the least of which is slowing violent crime. The rest of this article is only available to subscribers. |
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November 2008 issue
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