Before Hurricane Katrina - 15 July 2005
After Hurricane Katrina - 2 September 2005
~CLICK HERE to see a larger view of this aerial photo.~
Photo copyright/Duke University/with permission.
~Approximate height of the storm surge. It was estimated at 35 feet.~
~Memorial Gardens before Hurricane Katrina.~
~Memorial Gardens after Hurricane Katrina.~
~What is left of the bell tower. We found the Episcopal flag in the little debris that was there.~
~Christ Church's Rectory~
~This was part of a coach house that was on church property from the turn of the century. It was found near the railroad tracks, over a half a mile away.
Kimberly King
flygal46@yahoo.com
912 South Beach Blvd.
P.O. Box 2189
Bay St. Louis, MS
39521-2189
Church Office:
228-467-7757
PLEASE NOTE: This website is maintained in memory of Christ Episcopal Church
as it was BEFORE and shortly AFTER Hurricane Katrina.
The church today, 2015, has a different website.
This one is informational only!
The entire material side of the church and surrounding buildings were destroyed by the storm. Nothing was left standing except the bell tower.
CLICK HERE for UPDATES and NEWS concerning the church. This website is online for archive purposes only.
You may email Laura Evans, parish secretary.
You may also contact Kimberly King, with website questions or comments, at
the email address below. Please note that I, Kimberly,
am no longer living in Waveland. This website is maintained as an archive reference only back to when Katrina
struck and as a rememberance of the church before Katrina.
Church address:
P.O. Box 2189
Bay St. Louis, MS 39521-2189
Kimberly King
Website Editor
Email: flygal46@yahoo.com
Departed:
Gwen Hogan Wheat, recently deceased on 27 February 2010.
She was a Vestry member and her husband actually built the original church which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
We all love her and will miss her dearly.
Lastest News
Please
click on the link provided to find out about announcements and news,
including a link for the current location of
parishioners and status of their homes.
(Please note: This website is kept online for archives purposes only.)
Christ Episcopal Recent
Events
Please click on the link provided to view photos of recent church services
and events.
My Katrina Story by Susan
Stevens
A must read.
Written by Susan Stevens, a parishioner, this heartfelt and
beautiful narrative tells of events that happened before, during,
and after Hurricane
Katrina.
Waveland Damage Photos; A
Personal View; Part 1
Please click on the link to see the Editor's personal view of
damage and Waveland, MS.
Bay St. Louis and Waveland Damage
Photos; Parts 2 through 4
Click on the link to see damage in Bay St. Louis, and
Waveland, MS.
Photos of Church Services
Link
Click on the link to see photos of our parishioners attending Communion service
on September 18, 2005.
Photos Of Destroyed
Parishioners Homes
Click on the link to see photos of Parishioners homes lost to
Katrina.
Damage Photos, Part 5
Photos
taken on October 2, 2005 of the area with signs of hope.
Aerial Damage Photos; Bay St. Louis
and Waveland
Photos provided by Duke University
Coastal Community Watch
Information
on local government, and issues concerning zoning and redevelopment
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
The Episcopal Church; Congregations and Dioceses
New Orleans Churches; Christ Episcopal Church
Article on Christ Episcopal and Hurricane Katrina
Article on Mendon Adopting Waveland
Article on Christ Episcopal in Every Voice Network
Pre-Katrina Christ Episcopal Church Links:
I have chosen to leave them exactly as they were.
A reminder of better days, and what we were doing at that time.
~ Kimberly King, Editor
1. Tribute Page To The Reverend Kyle Dice
Seage
2. Confirmation Sunday
2005
3. Announcements
4. Christ Episcopal Church
Profile
5. 2005 Lent Events Photos
6. Mad Hatter's Tea Party 30 May 2005
7. List of Parish Members With A
Business, Hobby or Profession
8. Vernon Bourdette's Church and Local
Area Photos
9. Photos of our Annual Harvest
Dinner
10. Photos of Confirmation Sunday and the
visit by Bishop Gray
11. Photos of the Church
12. A Word About The Holy
Eucharist
13. Staff, Telephone and Office
Hours
~Looking towards the beach.
~Photo taken in February 2006 of the new church quonset hut and remains of the bell tower.