Bulletin Insert for Worship Gatherings Typhoon Haiyan caused extensive damage, destroying about 41,000 homes, displacing at least 670,000 people, and affecting a total of 11.3 million people. United Methodists are encouraged to download and share this church bulletin insert to support UMCOR’s emergency relief efforts in the Philippines. Here are some of the realities faced by our […]
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Disaster Response in the Philippines – Please Help Now!
A large portion of the Philippines has been devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan. Our brothers and sisters are suffering and struggling to survive. Response is needed now! Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, made landfall in the Philippines on the east coast and traveled over eastern, central and western Visayas, Bicol, and southern Tagalog. The […]
Cleaning Buckets for UMCOR
Here is the latest from UMCOR on the assembly of UMCOR Cleaning Buckets. (posted 9-23-2013) Cleaning Bucket Value: $ 55.00 5 gallon bucket with resealable lid Buckets from fast food restaurants or bakeries can be used if washed and cleaned. Do not use buckets that have stored chemicals such as paint or pool cleaner. Advertisements […]
Oklahoma & Texas Tornadoes – You can Respond
On May 20, Moore, Oklahoma was devastated by a massive tornado. Over 20 people were killed and more than 200 were injured. Earlier in the week, several tornadoes roared across central Texas killing at least 6 and injuring almost 100. Families have lost their homes and lives have been shattered. This is a horrific reality and it […]
Transforming the World through Your Advance
When you give through the Advance, your dollars make a direct impact in people’s lives. Your dollars become a vehicle for sharing yourself in love and proclaiming hope in places and circumstance where too often there seems to be little hope. Please know, that when you participate in the Advance, the world looks more like […]
UMCOR Responds to West, Texas Disaster – You can Help!
April 19, 2013—After a powerful explosion Wednesday night at a fertilizer factory in Texas flattened homes and caused dozens of casualties, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) approved an emergency grant to the Central Texas Annual (regional) Conference of The United Methodist Church to assist in relief efforts. While needs are still being assessed, those who would […]
Hurricane Irene Recovery Continues – Work Teams Needed
Updated: 5-13-2014 at 1:30 PM Hurricane Irene Recovery The NC Conference continues to have an on-going operation for disaster recovery. Over 27,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irene in August 2011. Although we are almost 3 years past the devastating storm, although we have rebuilt or repaired over 650 homes, and although we have […]
Crisis in the Congo – UMCOR Responds
Calls for Prayers, Peace, and Humanitarian Aid in Eastern Congo “This is a wake up cry we express at this moment…war atrocities are now hitting home in this part of our Episcopal area,” wrote Bishop Gabriel Unda Yemba, who leads the East Congo Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church. Over the last two decades, there have been […]
NC Coastal Neighbors Continue to Need Our Assistance – Hurricane Irene Update
North Carolina United Methodists, more than most, understand the pain and suffering that our friends to the north experienced from Hurricane Sandy. In response, United Methodists across the NC Conference have donated tens of thousands of dollars and have shipped thousands of cleaning buckets. Additionally, as the response phase moves into long-term recovery, […]
Immediate Need for Cleaning Buckets at 3MC!
3MC – The Methodist Men’s Ministry Center, in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Durham, and many, many NC Conference United Methodist congregations, has recently shipped 4335 cleaning buckets for Hurricane Sandy storm victims. The cleaning buckets were distributed through UMCOR in Egg Harbor and Ventnor in New Jersey, and through the Salvation Army in Bethpage, NY. […]