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Disaster Resiliency Hub

We are grateful for the support and partnership of Episcopal Relief and Development. On this page, you can find ways to help and get help as we recover from natural disaster in our region. 

Our FOCUS

  • Household Recovery

  • Spiritual & Mental Health Support

  • Unmet Needs

  • Congregation & Community Recovery Grants

  • Care for Caregivers Program

  • Resiliency & Preparedness Education

Our IMPACT

Households

594

Individuals

Change Agents Trained

Partnerships Built

Counties Served

2,945

273

15

10

**Numbers updated quarterly

2025 Congregation & Community Recovery Grant Impact Report 

In 2025, 11 churches across our diocese were awarded grants from our Disaster Response and Recovery fund in partnership with Episcopal Relief & Development. These churches partnered with local community organizations to provide consistent and specific care to continue recovery efforts throughout the 2025 year. You can view the full Impact Report at the link below and learn more about the specific projects and faithful work that is happening in and through our diocese.

Bearing Witness: A Story & Photo Series from Helene

For our Helene Remembrance Eucharist, held on September 27, 2025, we collected stories and photos from around our diocese. These stories and photos were curated into 14 stations, echoing the 14 Stations of the Cross, and were displayed at the Eucharist. These stories and photos highlight the experiences and impact of Helene on our churches at large and on individual households throughout Western North Carolina. We believe story-telling is a sacred art in which we find healing and beauty, often in the midst of suffering, and as a means to pass on wisdom to those that come after us. 

To view these stories, or to share your own, follow the button below. 

Our MISSION

Leverage the gifts of our congregations, donors, and partners to support the recovery of impoverished and marginalized people affected by natural disasters in our region through building relationships and stewarding resources that center dignity and quality work at a sustainable pace for long-term recovery efforts.

Our VALUES

  • Dignity & Respect,

  • Professional Quality Standards

  • Relationships

  • Sustainable Pace

  • Stewardship 

Disaster Response Team

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Bishop’s Deputy for Disaster Response and Recovery

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Archdeacon Brenda Gilbert

Assistant Coordinator for Donations and Volunteers

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Dan Gilbert

Assistant Coordinator for Logistics and Technology

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Latino/Hispanic Community Support

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Family Liaison Coordinator

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Staff Assistant to Bishop's Deputy Volunteer 

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Field Consultant & Advisor Volunteer

The Disaster Response Team shares an email address.     Contact them Here

The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina

ADDRESS

900B CentrePark Drive

Asheville, NC 28805

OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Thursday: 8:30AM - 4:30 PM

Friday: 8:30AM - 3:00PM

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