Deluge floods Sedona affecting over 100 families

On September 10,  it began with an ominous peel of thunder: deep, rumbling, vibrating. The radio cackled and the skies darkened. Then the rain came quickly turning into a deluge.  Hail the size of quarters fell as the intensity grew.  Up in the hills walls of water began their journey to Sedona. Hard caked ground was unyielding to absorption as the flood picked up speed and debris on its way to the lower parts of the city.  People below had no idea what was coming.  Sedona was in trouble and things were going to get worse before they got better.

Several homes along the normally dry basins were hit with water and mud, filling lower levels of homes with up to three feet of mud, water and debris.  Cars, tools, furnishings, clothing and more were destroyed.  One home was nearly destroyed.  Mobile homes hit by the flood were pushed from their foundations.  Over 100 families were affected by this flood along with many businesses.

The City of Sedona immediately began taking and logging calls for assistance and pulling together their resources to do what they could on an immediate basis.  On October 1 an initial meeting was held to create the Sedona Flood Long Term Recovery Committee consisting of State and Local government, voluntary agencies and social service agencies.  Arizona Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (AzVOAD) brought together many of their partners including Red Cross, the Arizona Ecumenical Council, The Salvation Army and others who will be involved in the Long Term Recovery Committee until all the victims who qualify for assistance have been helped.

Fundraising efforts have begun around the state to fund this work and local churches, corporations, organizations and neighbors are being rallied to help with fundraising, providing materials and manpower.  The fiduciary corporation is the Arizona Ecumenical Council, who also served in this capacity for Project Good Neighbor, working with the hurricane evacuees.

Donations can be made to: 
Sedona Flood LTRC/AEC
4423 N. 24^th St., Ste. 750
Phoenix,  AZ  85020
They accept cash, checks and credit cards. 
100% of the funds raised will go directly back into the Sedona recovery efforts.

Praying and working for the unity of the Church and the good of all.

The Council is a collaborative organization of Christian churches and religious organizations who pray, worship, and study together in order to discover ways for us to express unity instead of division.  We do it for the sake of our 18 member Denominations, and we do for the public witness the Church needs to make in the world.  We especially wish to give voice to those who are vulnerable in our society, children, the elderly, the poor, the hungry.  It is our hope that this ecumenical task will not only heal the wounds of the Church, but will also heal the wounds of our world.  Read on to understand the work of the Arizona Ecumenical Council.  

"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all." --Ephesians 4:4-6

Arizona Ecumenical Council 

4423 N. 24th St., Ste. 750
Phoenix,  AZ  85016
602-468-3818 or aec@aecunity.net
602-314-7950 (fax)

The ecumenical task of living into unity is a witness that we can make to the world.  God has called us to be the one Body of Christ and visible presence of his love and care for others to see.  God bless us all in that task.

The members of the Arizona Ecumenical Council desire to be a united Christian witness in prayer, study, and service. You may read about their various collaborative activities by following the navigation bar along the top, and then contact us if you want to be a part of this journey of faith together.

"We, the members of the Arizona Ecumenical Council, confirm our commitment to the vision of manifesting the essential oneness of the Christian Church in Arizona. Through membership in this council we affirm our unity as members of the Body of Jesus Christ, whom we affirm as Divine Lord and Savior." --from the Preamble of the AEC By-Laws