September 15, 2001

Ministry Amid Chaos
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Keith Lyle, member of Central Baptist Church, Johnson City, and a part of the Tennessee Baptist disaster relief team, prepares lunch for those assisting in the search and rescue in the aftermath of the terrorist attack of the World Trade Center. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

A TBC disaster relief worker stirs a pot of beans moments before serving firefighters and rescue crews. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy
Baptist Press Story:
Southern accents serve up warm food, brotherly love

While waiting in line for press credentials, Minnie Roh, a producer for the NBC television news magazine program, 'Dateline,' keeps up with the latest events surrounding the the Sept. 11 terrorist attack of the World Trade Center. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

United Parcel Post driver from Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and member of a Tennessee disaster relief team, Eugene Duke, greets New York City UPS personnel. His relief team set up a meal preparation station in the UPS staging area. Duke is a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Mt. Juliet. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Lorie Thomas,left, youth minister at the East Seventh Baptist Church - Graffiti, visits with members Monica Garcia and Nina Parker, right, just before setting up for a free meal distribution in a nearby park. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Taylor Fields, pastor of East Seventh Baptist Church - Graffiti in New York City,looks through Bibles and other books provided by LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy

Kevin Stenzel, director of human relations for the East Seventh Baptist Church -- Graffiti, right, returns from a walk with church members Arthur and Priscilla Boynton, where they saw construction progress on a new church building. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Just before setting up for the free lunch in the park, 'FLIP.' members of the East Seventh Baptist Church - Graffiti, pray for their neighborhood, an area very near the site of the World Trade Center attack. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman
Baptist Press Story
Neighborhood spirit kindled in N.Y. area, Baptists report

Taylor Fields, pastor of East Seventh Baptist Church - Graffiti in New York City, hands out Bibles during a church-sponsored lunch in a nearby park. The Bibles were provided by LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy

Sisters, Sadie & Sue Ellen Lopez, members of East Seventh Baptist Church - Graffiti, New York City, escape the tragedy of the terrorist attack by playing for a few minutes while their mother helps to prepare a free lunch for those living in their neighborhood. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy

At a fire station near the site of the World Trade Center, a neighbor couple stops to
remember the firemen who lost their lives during the terrorist attack. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Baptist Press Story
West 77th Street neighbors turn fire hall into memorial

 

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