Church Stands by Flood Victims
by Maria Mackay
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Church of England clergy and members are helping victims of the devastating floods that have hit Worcestershire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Hundreds of thousands of homes are now without running water across the flooded counties, which have experienced their highest rainfall in 60 years.

The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev John Pritchard, assured residents across his diocese that local churches were there to help them.

“All our local churches are there to help. We have ‘a branch in every High Street’ with people ready to offer practical help, from temporary accommodation, food, clothes and hot drinks, to longer-term emotional support and community welfare,” he said. the rest