Mountain View Conference

Diana, a Beckley, W.Va., resident, joined the line at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, waiting for dental service. “I’m not afraid of the drill; I’m afraid of the bill,” she says, adding that she hadn’t been to a dentist in six years. "I can't afford dental care."

Robert Smith, pastor of the Allegheny East Conference’s First Church in Teaneck N.J., (take out extra space) recently joined a group sponsored by the Columbia Union Conference that is assisting flood victims in West Virginia. Smith and fellow pastor, Lee Kimani, have knocked on doors, visited 20 churches of all faiths and have counseled 50 families, provided prayer and connected victims to FEMA and Red Cross resources.

The State of West Virginia will officially turn over a supply and distribution warehouse in Belle, W.Va., an area heavily impacted by the recent floods, to Seventh-day Adventist disaster relief teams today.

Following last week's floods in West Virginia, in which 23 people were killed and thousands were left homeless, staff from Mountain View Conference’s Adventist Community Services (ACS) have been actively coordinating relief efforts. The team is working to organize a warehouse in Belle, W.Va, just south of Charleston, where victims will receive necessary items.

Larry Murphy, Adventist Community Services director for the Mountain View Conference released this update on the West Virginia flooding:

Bob Mitchell, Potomac Conference Adventist Community Services and Disaster Relief coordinator released this statement today:

La Asociación de Mountain View hace frente al crecimiento inesperado de la población hispana en los pueblos rurales de West Virginia solicitando la ayuda misionera de un grupo sudamericano de cracks del fútbol.