Recognizing that local United Methodist churches want to play a role in resettling Afghan refugees, UMCOR has started a brand-new program where local churches can be reimbursed up to $1,000 for expenses involved with helping to resettle Afghan refugees. The Afghan Refugee Resettlement Reimbursement program will reimburse up to $1,000 per local United Methodist Church […]
Welcoming Afghan Allies and Friends
Join us for a virtual gathering on ZOOM,Thurs., Sept. 30th from 1 – 2:20 PM EST Church World Service (CWS) is hosting a call for clergy and judicatory/regional/conference leaders to hear how faith communities can partner with CWS to welcome our Afghan allies and friends. This call will provide a programmatic update on our Afghan […]
UMCOR’s Response to COVID-19
April 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected health systems globally, crippling service delivery in both high and low-resource countries. However, the effects on already weakened health systems in the developing world have been far more devastating. In recent weeks, the COVID-19 case count – first in Brazil and now in India – has risen […]
Mission Seed Fund Grant: Ministry to Public Schools
Cokesbury UMC – Henderson has received Mission Seed Funds to enhance our ministry with the elementary school in our community. We discovered that our members step up when they are asked to provide specific items—school supplies and Christmas gifts. We estimate that they provided at least $500 in school supplies and gifts for 52 students at Christmas in […]
NC Earthkeepers Registration Open Now!
Become a certified Earthkeeper! TWO DAY Training! Location: Trinity UMC, 209 East Nash St. Southport NC 28461 February 8, 9am till 5pm February 9, 1pm till 4pm $30.00 for the two day event. Lodging and most meals are on your own. Lunch is provided on Saturday. Training description – Feb. 8. Training description – Feb. […]
Heritage District Disaster Recovery: Nadine Birth House Adoption
On Monday, April 1, Heritage DS, Randy Innes, ADS, Jin Lee, Tarboro center site manager, Jason Duvall and the volunteers (clergy and lay) who worked on the house joined with World Renew for a House Blessing Service at Ms. Nadine Birth’s house. During worship, Ms. Birth was asked to speak and she said, “These are […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Two veterans – Rev. Jason DuVall and Scott Cooper – share their thoughts on why they will spend the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in service, repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew so families can finally find their way back home. News & Observer
United Methodist Bishops Ask Philippines Government to Release UMC Missionaries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 26, 2018 Sign The Online Petition WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church today issued the following statement pertaining to three United Methodist missionaries who have been prevented from leaving the Republic of the Philippines by the country’s government. The statement was signed by COB […]
Emily White’s Blanket Drive
Emily White was worried about her friends from the weekly Monday breakfast at First Methodist Church staying warm once the cold late autumn weather set in. Emily, 6, told her mother she wanted to make sure her friends, many of whom are homeless or live in shelters, had blankets to snuggle under on chilly nights. […]
Society Of St. Andrew Needs Your Help
Society Of St. Andrew Needs Your Help Hosting Potato Drops In May! Society of St. Andrew needs help with bagging and distributing 150 tractor-trailer loads (approximately 6 million pounds) of donated sweet potatoes during the next 3 weeks. We are very excited about this opportunity to feed the hungry in our communities, but this quantity […]