{"id":343604,"date":"2024-10-08T15:10:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=343604"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:11:03","slug":"unisocial-in-clarkston-georgia-and-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/unisocial-in-clarkston-georgia-and-hurricane-helene\/","title":{"rendered":"Unisocial in Clarkston, Georgia, and Hurricane Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Clarkston, Georgia, and Hurricane Helene<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clarkston,_Georgia\">Clarkston, Georgia<\/a>,<\/span> often called &#8220;the most diverse square mile in America&#8221; and &#8220;the Ellis Island of the South,&#8221; is known for its rich ethnic diversity, with half of its residents being foreign-born. Recently,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/weather\/atlanta-weather-powerful-tropical-cyclone-will-impact-georgia\">Hurricane Helene<\/a>,<\/span> a powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds, hit the area, leaving behind severe flooding, strong winds, and damaged homes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Unisocial&#8217;s Support for the Community<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the devastation, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/category\/unisocial\/\">Unisocial<\/a> <\/span>volunteers stepped in to provide relief. They served hot soup, sandwiches, and desserts and distributed clothing. Additionally, they offered prayers and encouraging words of faith. Around 120 people came out to receive assistance during these difficult times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Unity and Gratitude<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-343607 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/2024-09-30-09.27.57-300x225.png\" alt=\"Unisocial in Clarkston, Georgia, and Hurricane Helene\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/2024-09-30-09.27.57-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/2024-09-30-09.27.57-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/2024-09-30-09.27.57-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/2024-09-30-09.27.57-318x239.png 318w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/2024-09-30-09.27.57.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pastor Damien shared, <em>&#8220;We organized an event here in Georgia to support those affected by Hurricane Helene. Many are without power, so we provided hot meals and clothing for about 100 people. They were incredibly grateful for the help.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How to Get Involved<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you would like to participate in future events, visit one of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Universal Church<\/span><\/a><\/span> locations and speak with a pastor. For more information, call <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\">1-888-332-4141<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Universal Church of Georgia is located at <strong>3110 E Ponce De Leon Avenue, Scottdale, GA 30079<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Clarkston, Georgia, and Hurricane Helene Clarkston, Georgia, often called &#8220;the most diverse square mile in America&#8221; and &#8220;the Ellis Island of the South,&#8221; is known for its rich ethnic diversity, with half of its residents being foreign-born. Recently, Hurricane Helene, a powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds, hit the area, leaving behind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":343606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[80],"site":[],"class_list":["post-343604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unisocial","tag-community-outreach"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343604"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343744,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343604\/revisions\/343744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343604"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=343604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}