Before Hurricane Katrina - 15 July 2005
After Hurricane Katrina - 2 September 2005
~CLICK HERE to see a larger view of this aerial photo.~
Photo copyright/Duke University/with permission.
~Approximate height of the storm surge. It was estimated at 35 feet.~
~Memorial Gardens before Hurricane Katrina.~
~Memorial Gardens after Hurricane Katrina.~
~What is left of the bell tower. We found the Episcopal flag in the little debris that was there.~
~Christ Church's Rectory~
~This was part of a coach house that was on church property from the turn of the century. It was found near the railroad tracks, over a half a mile away.
Kimberly King
flygal46@yahoo.com
912 South Beach Blvd.
P.O. Box 2189
Bay St. Louis, MS
39521-2189
Church Office:
228-467-7757
Christ Episcopal Church; Destroyed By Hurricane Katrina
The entire material side of the church and surrounding buildings were destroyed by the storm. Nothing was left standing except the bell tower.
Please CLICK HERE for UPDATES and NEWS concerning the church.
If you need information on our church, please contact our Rector, Ted Dawson.
You may email Laura Evans, parish secretary, at christchurch@bellsouth.net
You may also contact Kimberly King, with website questions or comments, at the email address below. Please note that I, Kimberly, am no longer living in Waveland.
If you would like to make a contribution to Christ Church, please use this address:
P.O. Box 2189
Bay St. Louis, MS 39521-2189
Several of our parishioners, including my family, lost our homes. Please keep us in your prayers and contact the Rev. Elizabeth Wheatley-Jones if you would like to join in the relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts at our church and in our communities along the Coast.
Very Respectfully,
Kimberly King
Website Editor
Email: flygal46@yahoo.com
Staff:
The Rev. Tucker E. "Ted" Dawson, Interim Rector
Vestry
Scott Bagley – Sr. Warden
Paul Larsen - Jr. Warden
Diane Lind; 2010
Mark Uram; 2011
Mary Kay Hubbard; 2011
Elizabeth Register; 2009
Other Leaders:
Dick Thomas - Treasurer
Kathryn Larsen, Vestry Clerk
Laura Evans, Admin. Assistant
Anne Henderson; CCC & Wishes, Wants & Needs
Mignon Kolp; Organist/Choirmaster
Erin Dyson-Enamorado; Youth Coordinator
Nancy Ginn, Altar Guild
Alice Baird; Worship & Christian Education
Corky Hadden; Chair, Revisioning and Rebuilding
Anne Henderson, CCC & Wishes, Wants & Needs
Jim Dalrymple, Newsletter Editor
Lastest News
Please
click on the link provided to find out about announcements and news, including a link for the current location of
parishioners and status of their homes.
Christ Episcopal Recent
Events
Please click on the link provided to view photos of recent church services
and events.
My Katrina Story by Susan
Stevens
A must read. Written by Susan Stevens, a parishioner, this heartfelt and
beautiful narrative tells of events that happened before, during, and after Hurricane
Katrina.
Waveland Damage Photos; A
Personal View; Part 1
Please click on the link to see the Editor's personal view of
damage and Waveland, MS.
Bay St. Louis and Waveland Damage
Photos; Parts 2 through 4
Click on the link to see damage in Bay St. Louis, and
Waveland, MS.
Photos of Church Services
Link
Click on the link to see photos of our parishioners attending Communion service
on September 18, 2005.
Photos Of Destroyed
Parishioners Homes
Click on the link to see photos of Parishioners homes lost to
Katrina.
Damage Photos, Part 5
Photos
taken on October 2, 2005 of the area with signs of hope.
Aerial Damage Photos; Bay St. Louis
and Waveland
Photos provided by Duke University
Coastal Community Watch
Information
on local government, and issues concerning zoning and redevelopment
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
The Episcopal Church; Congregations and Dioceses
New Orleans Churches; Christ Episcopal Church
Article on Christ Episcopal and Hurricane Katrina
Article on Mendon Adopting Waveland
Article on Christ Episcopal in Every Voice Network
Pre-Katrina Christ Episcopal Church Links:
I have chosen to leave them exactly as they were. A reminder of better days, and what we were doing at that time. ~ Kimberly King, Editor
1. Tribute Page To The Reverend Kyle Dice
Seage
2. Confirmation Sunday
2005
3. Announcements
4. Christ Episcopal Church
Profile
5. 2005 Lent Events Photos
6. List of Parish Members With A
Business, Hobby or Profession
7. Vernon Bourdette's Church and Local
Area Photos
8. Photos of our Annual Harvest
Dinner
9. Photos of Confirmation Sunday and the
visit by Bishop Gray
10. Photos of the Church
11. A Word About The Holy
Eucharist
12. Staff, Telephone and Office
Hours
~Looking towards the beach.
~Photo taken in February 2006 of the new church quonset hut and remains of the bell tower.