The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Mission to Rebuild

Pastors vow to restore New Orleans's damaged churches

By Suzanne Perry

New Orleans

Shortly after the floods unleashed by Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans, the Rev. C.T. Vivian came up with a plan. A veteran civil-rights activist in Atlanta who worked for many years with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. Vivian wanted to help restore the city's poor, predominantly black neighborhoods —...

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