Church partners for a place to bring people out of the cold

  • Dave TenClay of The Church at Horseshoe Bay was among volunteers with Highland Lakes Crisis Network who manned the warming center at First Methodist Church in Marble Falls. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Dave TenClay of The Church at Horseshoe Bay was among volunteers with Highland Lakes Crisis Network who manned the warming center at First Methodist Church in Marble Falls. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander
  • Lorinda Peters, a volunteer with Highland Lakes Crisis Network, coorganized donated water at First Methodist Church, set up as Warming Center Jan. 14-17.
    Lorinda Peters, a volunteer with Highland Lakes Crisis Network, coorganized donated water at First Methodist Church, set up as Warming Center Jan. 14-17.
  • A first responder assisted Thelma Simmons of Twin Isles in making her way to the First Methodist Church on Sunday, Jan. 14, in Marble Falls.
    A first responder assisted Thelma Simmons of Twin Isles in making her way to the First Methodist Church on Sunday, Jan. 14, in Marble Falls.
  • On Jan. 15, Dave TenClay and Dorine Petru were among volunteers working with Highland Lakes Crisis Network at the Warming Center at First Methodist Church in Marble Falls. Photos by Connie Swinney/ The Highlander
    On Jan. 15, Dave TenClay and Dorine Petru were among volunteers working with Highland Lakes Crisis Network at the Warming Center at First Methodist Church in Marble Falls. Photos by Connie Swinney/ The Highlander
  • Lorinda Peters (left) and DeDe Langley kept the snack booth fully stocked Jan. 15 for attendees of the Warming Center in Marble Falls.
    Lorinda Peters (left) and DeDe Langley kept the snack booth fully stocked Jan. 15 for attendees of the Warming Center in Marble Falls.
  • Dorine Petru checked a dog crate for families who arrived with pets at the cold weather shelter, known as a warming center, set up at the Marble Falls First Methodist Church from Jan. 14-17.
    Dorine Petru checked a dog crate for families who arrived with pets at the cold weather shelter, known as a warming center, set up at the Marble Falls First Methodist Church from Jan. 14-17.
A church and crisis network volunteers have extended a gesture of warmth during sub-freezing temperatures, forecast to last several days. Highland Lakes Crisis Network (HLCN) volunteers launched a temporary shelter on Sunday, Jan. 14, referred to as a Warming Center, at First United Methodist Church, 1101 Bluebonnet Dr. in Marble Falls. The church partnered with Highland Lakes Crisis Network…

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