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Mitigation In Action: 5th in a 5-part series from FEMA.gov
Church Stands Up
To Hurricane Winds

A church pastor and his congregation are thankful for hurricane-resistant features of the Worship Center at the First Baptist Church of Punta Gorda. The church, established in 1887, built the new sanctuary in 2001 utilizing the new building codes and other storm resistant methods and materials.
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Last Updated: Friday, 05-Nov-2004 10:11:06 EST
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