Tuscaloosa church donates to Jefferson County storm victims
Donations delivered to JeffCo storm victims By Kelvin Reynolds | February 11, 2021 at 5:04 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 5:04 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Volunteers spent Thursday morning filling a U-Haul truck with donations going to tornado victims in Jefferson County.
“The community came out. The church and the community came out and pulled through to get this truck full,” Bernice Smith told WBRC.
Tuscaloosa’s Weeping Mary Baptist Church jumped into action soon after storms hit neighboring Jefferson County last month.
Word of mouth among the congregation soon spread beyond the four walls of the church to donate essentials for folks who may have lost nearly everything. They asked for and received donations of water, cleaning supplies and many other things.
Tuscaloosa-area groups collect donations for Jefferson County tornado victims
Tuscaloosa relief effort for Fultondale storm victims By Kelvin Reynolds | January 28, 2021 at 7:03 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 7:03 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The EF-3 tornado that touched down in Fultondale also touched hearts around the Tuscaloosa-area, and people eager to help in any way they can.
Tuscaloosa’s Weeping Mary Baptist Church is accepting donations. The church wants people to bring bottled water, sports drinks along with hand sanitizer and disinfectants to the Church’s activity center between now and February 11th between the hours of 10am to 1pm. “Giving back is a blessing. And we know the tornado didn’t hit us. And we just want to be a blessing to the ones that it did hit,” Bernice Smith explained.