Church celebrates Crosstown flooding project

By Stefanie Bainum sbainum@abcnews4.com

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) A downtown Reverend calls it a sign from above, tons of rain and little flooding at the Crosstown this past weekend. The Crosstown construction project has been underway for a few months and it already seems to be working.

This past Sunday was different than any other for Revered Randolph Miller and the parish of Nichols Chapel A.M.E Church.

"I said oh God it rained all night last night' and I wondered how will it be this morning because normally when that happened we would not have church on Sunday morning because the water would be so high," said Revered Randolph Miller. "I called one of my parishioners and she said, Pastor there is no water, come on to church'."

It's an answered prayer for many in the West Side area of downtown Charleston, as memories of flooded streets remain high.

"Then there was a time we were in the church and the water would start rising so highit would be in the cars," Reverend Miller said.

Reverend Miller has been a game player in the flooding project-- accompanying Mayor Joe Riley to the State Infrastructure Bank meeting last year to ask for the 88 million dollars to complete the Crosstown flooding project.

"I talked to them about being Moses and the flooding of the waters and Joshua crossing the Red Sea, and it looks to me that they heard me."

The bank granted the City of Charleston the funding last month.

"It's all worth it for what we received this morning,I will take it anytime," Reverend Miller said.

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Church celebrates Crosstown flooding project