Baptist Press: Florida pastors, while still comforting and counseling church members who suffered losses in the storms, also must try to rally church members to replenish church coffers which took a hit from cancelled Sunday services. The damage caused by hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne has led church pastors and leaders into a maze of insurance claims, negotiations and settlements.
One 120-member congregation continues to meet in a damaged sanctuary, but the burgeoning black mold threatens to make the facility uninhabitable. Sheets of plastic cover the contaminated areas.
The church's insurance company maintains the buildings can be repaired, but Pastor David Durham and church leaders disagree.
