UPDATE (3:23 p.m.):
Additional mud-out training opportunities have been scheduled through Aug. 23 in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas. The following churches are hosting sessions:
Aug. 17:
Istrouma Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, 6 p.m.
First Baptist Church, Lafayette, 6 p.m.
Aug. 18:
The Grove, Prairieville, 6 p.m.
Highland Baptist Church, New Iberia, 6 p.m.
Aug. 20:
Istrouma Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, 8 a.m. (Hispanic)
Aug. 23:
First Baptist Church, Jennings, 6:30 p.m.
An assessment training session is also scheduled for 6 p.m. on Aug. 19 at Ascension Baptist Church in Gonzales.
ORIGINAL STORY:
BATON ROUGE – The Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge has announced two mud-out training sessions for this Saturday.
Hosted at Istrouma Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, one session will take place from 8 to 11 a.m., led by Charles Watson. The other session is for college students from 7 to 9 a.m. and will be led by Steve Masters, campus director of the LSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry.
The cost is $25, which covers the cost of a hat and t-shirt. Each class will be deployed immediately after the training.
Participants are asked to bring work clothes, such as long pants, long sleeve shirt, boots (preferred) or shoes that are closed toed, protective eye-ware and gloves.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to come for this training. Help is needed all over the area.
Meanwhile, feeding stations will be stationed at the following churches by the end of the week:
Istrouma Baptist Church
10500 Sam Rushing Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Zoar Baptist Church
11848 Hooper Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70818
Fellowship Church
14363 Highway 73
Prairieville, LA 70769
For those wanting to donate items, Jefferson Baptist Church will be collecting new or “good as new” household items, non-perishables and clothing. Please remember that this is not a dumping area for all of our old stuff.
Donations can be dropped off at 9135 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
For those planning on attending the association’s Total Church Life Leadership Conference, the event has been cancelled. Anyone who has already paid to attend the conference will have their check returned via snail mail.
