By Robert Craig, Disaster Response Coordinator for Memphis and Tennessee When communities around the world are devastated by natural disasters like Hurricane Dorian, the United Methodist Church responds. This is possible because the people called Methodist live out their faith in loving service to their neighbors, near and far. If you desire Read More »
Disaster Response and Recovery
How to Help After ICE Raids
In light of the recent ICE raids in the Mississippi community, local organizations have come together and developed a strategic plan to assist our neighbors who have been affected by the raids. Below is a list of places needing your assistance along with addresses to deliver/mail donations, and additional volunteer Read More »
2019 PrimeTimers Events and Scholarships
Global Ministries and the Mission Volunteers Office are pleased to offer twogreat educational and mission service events, one in the Czech Republic and one in Paducah, Kentucky. Both events are designed with less strenuous activities than the traditional UMVIM team. The events will continue to focus on peace and poverty, Read More »
How to help flood survivors
Churches can assemble cleaning kits and hygiene kits between now and March 18. March 8, 2019 Drop off points for UMCOR Cleaning kits and Hygiene kits – please deliver supplies to these locations so they can be picked up for distribution in affected locations on Monday, March 18. Cedar Crest Read More »
Nashville Episcopal Area prepares to respond as Hurricane Florence tracks to hit east coast of U.S.
October 18 Update: It’s time to load another truck with supplies! Click for dropoff locations and dates. The shipment will leave our area on Monday, October 29. October 15 Update: First Load of Disaster Supplies Sent from TNUMC The UMCOR depot tells us that the desperate needs right now are: 20-inch Read More »
Robert Craig Now Coordinating Disaster Response Ministry
‘Disaster response’ is now a single Episcopal Area ministry for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences, coordinated by Rev. Robert Craig By Lane Gardner Camp, Director of Communications, Memphis Conference Effective Jan. 1, the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences of the Nashville Episcopal Area have combined their disaster response ministries into a Read More »
Volunteers Needed in Florida
Florida is ready for volunteers. Trained ERTs will be placed in IRMA relief and those who are not trained will be serving with recovery for Hermine and Matthew. The link to volunteer is here: https://florida-reg.brtapp.com/hurricaneirmaregistration. For more information regarding needs in Florida, you can go their disaster response page, found here:http://www.flumc.org/disasterrecoveryministry.
How to give to UMCOR for different disasters
UMCOR Responds to Current Disasters Around the World In the wake of recent disasters in the United States and abroad, the United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) is working to fulfill unmet food, clean water, temporary shelter, hygiene supplies, and non-food item needs. For details on the response in each of Read More »
Texas Hurricane Recovery
With over a half a million homes flooded because of Hurricane Harvey, it’s going to take a while before things are back to normal in Southeast Texas. Five of our nine church districts were decimated, with thousands of our church members and pastors being displaced because of flooding. There are Read More »
Outstanding Response to Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma
UPDATE: Our final shipment of buckets and health kits was put on a truck headed to the UMCOR Warehouse in November. At this time, we do NOT need additional buckets or supplies. On August 28, churches were asked to make financial contributions to UMCOR for disaster response and to help “fill Read More »