Church Groups, Locals Help Those in Need in Swannanoa, North Carolina

They brought water, food, jackets and blankets, gas and propane, and other emergency items, and set up barbeques in parking lots.

Shauna Mitchell (L) and Megan Sprayberry (R) at the First Baptist Church's food outlet in Swannanoa, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024. The church group traveled 85 miles up from Simpsonville, S.C., to help out. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times

In times of crisis, communities band together to help each other and see their neighbors through the rough times.

During the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which cut a devastating swathe through North Carolina with severe winds of more than 45 mph and 13 inches of rain that unleashed floods, volunteer groups handed out water, food, and other immediate necessities.