Hundreds of evacuees have come to the our office for help. They are not in this predicament by choice. We must and we have helped them. The Temple of New Life was located at 8515 Greenville Avenue in North Dallas. As an outreach of our ministry we have felt the need to serve the evacuees who still remain in our community. The Temple of New Life was founded and begun with Katrina and Rita evacuees. October 2, 2005 marks the beginning of this congregation which started with 13 individuals (5 families). As of October 5, 2008 we had 160 members of which 50 are Katrina / Rita evacuees. 

The Temple of New Life / Help Rebuild New Orleans Corporation helped people that have evacuated from the New Orleans / Gulf Coast Area by helping them to get their needs met. May 1, 2008 we had a Hurricane Katrina / Rita Conference where we had 88 people who evacuate due to the storms to come to the Temple. We provided them with phone numbers of agencies that could help them with what they needed. We also had job information for them and from this meeting 25 to 30 people were able to get gas cards and moving assistance. In the month of June we gave financial assistance to 86 families.

On November 1, 2008 The Temple of New Life / Help Rebuild New Orleans Corporation relocated to New Orleans because the city needed our help. Our long range goal is to develop a comprehensive program that will meet the needs of the community. 

In 2011 The Temple of New Life / Help Rebuild New Orleans Corporation was renamed Central City Community Development Corporation. We are going to build various things for the youth and the elderly of the city. We will build a Multi Purpose Facility that can be an effective tool in attracting the inner city youth. This will also help to develop the youth by having a place for them to use their energies in a positive way. We will build a Youth Center. The Youth Center will be structured to help develop the skills of the young people who may not be as academically inclined as other kids are. We also will serve the elderly of our community via the Multi Purpose Facility also. There are too many of our elderly citizens that are forgotten about. Yet, our elderly people have given their lives to the betterment of society. Therefore, we must take care of those who have contributed to the world to make it a better place for all to live in. 
 

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Pastor's aim is to rebuild community

Thursday, January 07, 2010 
Marilyn Stewart
The Temple of New Life Baptist Church, 2300 S. Galvez St., began in the Dallas area after Hurricane Katrina and moved to Central City a year ago to begin a unique ministry under the leadership of the Rev. Ed Scott. 

The church holds outdoor Sunday services at South Galvez Street and Jackson Avenue at 11:30 a.m. Barbecue is served Wednesdays during 6 p.m. worship services at nearby Taylor Park, between Third Street and Washington Avenue. 

Portable tables, chairs and sound equipment are used. A partnership with First Baptist Church of New Orleans and its city-care ministry, The Care Effect, provides food, volunteers and resources for the midweek service. 

Scott said his involvement with the Taylor Park Booster Club and the church's meal provisions are intended to rebuild the community and fight hunger. 

"My goal is not just to start a church," Scott said. "My goal is to change a community." 

A lifelong New Orleanian, Scott was pastor of Shiloh Christian Fellowship Baptist Church before the storm. He has also been director of the Shiloh Christian Fellowship Economic Development Foundation and Bread of Life Baptist Mission and the Spreading the Gospel Around the World Ministries/E.J. Scott Ministries L.L.C. 

Scott said the storm forced the closing of his previous New Orleans ministries but opened new work in Dallas, where he fled from the storm. The new church formed in October 2005 under the sponsorship of Gaston Oaks Baptist Church and the Dallas Baptist Association. 

After learning of Central City's struggle to rebuild, Scott returned home three years later. Volunteers cleared the lot for the first Sunday service last summer. 

The Temple of New Life's Help Rebuild N.O. Corp.(renamed:Central City Community Development Corporation), a nonprofit ministry connected with the church, works to remove blight and provide activities for neighborhood youth. 
Scott said the program is planning basketball, soccer, flag football, cheerleading and dance camps, among other activities. 

For more information, e-mail e_j_scott@msn.com or call 504.460.4723.