Sally Strayhorn sits for an interview in a community room at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Sally Strayhorn, who said she’s been attending Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church for as long as she remember, walks through the sanctuary to show where she sits during church services, on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Sally Strayhorn, an active church member and volunteer, poses for a portrait in the pew she sits in for every service she attends at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church, on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church Pastor Brian Cornelius walks around the sanctuary to show Hurricane Florence damage on the eaves of the roof, near the cross, on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Storm damage is seen on the eaves of the roof of Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Brian Cornelius gestures to the homes down his street, as he stands in front of his own flood-damaged-home, which is in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend, on Friday, November 9, 2018 outside Cove City, North Carolina. Cornelius said most of his neighbors have not returned, as everyone awaits repairs on their homes.
A pile of debris, which was recently removed from Brian Cornelius’ home, is seen in his driveway of the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend, on Friday, November 9, 2018 outside of Cove City, North Carolina. Due to the flood damage from Hurricane Florence, Cornelius is not living in his home, but staying with friends, so he can continue to take care of his church family at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church, where he has been the pastor for the past 12 years.
Brian Cornelius stands at the foot of the stairwell of his home, in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend, during an interview on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Brian Cornelius walks through his flood-damaged home, which is in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend, to his screened-in back porch on Friday, November 9, 2018 outside of Cove City, North Carolina.
Brian Cornelius stands in his now empty back porch, and gestures to where the water from Hurricane Florence approached, in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend, on Friday, November 9, 2018 outside Cove City, North Carolina.
Flood damage is seen in the home of Brian Cornelius, in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Brian Cornelius stands at the foot of the stairwell of his home, in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend, during an interview on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
Flood damage is seen in the home of Brian Cornelius, in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community near the Town of River Bend on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Cove City, North Carolina.
A collection pond in the Quarterdeck Townhouse community, is seen across the road from the home of Brian Cornelius on Friday, November 9, 2018 outside Cove City, North Carolina.
