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UMCOR training event prepares team for disasters
The North Alabama Conference is pleased to announce the development and training of our first Emotional and Spiritual Care Team (Care Team). This team will work in conjunction with the Conference Disaster Response Program in ...
July 12, 2012
Disaster Response
North Alabama responds to Florida flooding - more cleaning bucket supplies needed
On Friday, June 29, 2012, someone at the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot (the headquarters for UMCOR’s relief-supply operations) contacted the North Alabama Disaster Warehouse in Decatur requesting 300 Cleaning Buckets for the flooded ...
July 02, 2012
Disaster Response
Cullman First UMC to celebrate the reopening of Sanctuary building on March 18
On Sunday, March 18, 2012, the congregation of Cullman First UMC will gather for worship in its Sanctuary for the first time since April 27, 2011, when a tornado caused major damage to the historic sanctuary and other parts of ...
March 15, 2012
Disaster Response
Bishop and Mrs. Willimon offer message of thanks to the Conference for storm recovery work
Thank you North Alabama! In this video message, Bishop Will and Patsy Willimon say thank you to North Alabama United Methodists for your continuing disaster recovery work in response to the April 27, 2011 storms. After image ...
February 08, 2012
Disaster Response
Conference Disaster Response Team assessing storm damage and volunteer needs
The North Alabama Conference Disaster Response Team is working with District Offices and assessing damage from the storms that passed through the North Alabama Conference area in the early hours of Monday, January 23, 2012. North ...
January 23, 2012
Disaster Response
Pastor shares testimony of early response efforts
Rev. Mike Butler is the pastor at Fairview UMC in Cullman. He also serves as the Volunteer Coordinator for Central District Disaster Recovery, coordinating UMCOR volunteers working through the North Alabama Conference in the ...
December 27, 2011
Disaster Response
Restore Sipsey cooperative to host dedication for completed homes
On Sunday, November 13, Restore Sipsey will celebrate the completion of two rebuilt homes with a dedication for the homeowners.   The town of Sipsey lies in the heart of Walker County and grew from a coal mining community. A town ...
November 09, 2011
Disaster Response
The Power of Connection
As coordinator of Disaster Recovery for the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church, I could write any number of stories of survival and heroism during the April 27 tornado outbreak in Alabama.   It has been an ...
October 29, 2011
Disaster Response
Partnership with locally organized volunteers allows greater impact in Pleasant Grove
The town of Pleasant Grove was hit by an EF-4 tornado on the afternoon of April 27, 2011, damaging or destroying an estimated 2,500 homes. The tornado sustained winds of 190 miles per hour and traveled nearly 81 miles with a path ...
October 28, 2011
Disaster Response
Six months later, rebuilding in full swing in North Alabama due to the help of gracious volunteers
Over the years, the North Alabama Conference Disaster Response Team had trained, prepared and responded to disasters such as tornadoes. Team members were ready to respond and a Disaster Response Plan was in place. However, no plan...
October 27, 2011
Disaster Response
Guin storm survivors receive assistance from college students on alternative fall break
The Harris family relocated to the town of Guin earlier this summer after tragedy struck their family. They thought they had survived the April 27 storms with no damage, only debris in the yard and loss of electricity. Two days ...
October 26, 2011
Disaster Response
Huntsville youth minister puts eccentric pastime to use for storm survivors in Tuscaloosa and Phil Campbell
What does an ultrarunner do to help survivors in the event of an epic tornado outbreak in his home state? In the case of one Huntsvillian, he trains to run the length of the state. John Nevels, full-time engineer and part-time ...
October 25, 2011
Disaster Response
Hulaco local pastor watches lives change during rebuilding from April storms
With a Management in Information Systems degree in one pocket and a background in construction, Rev. Keith Monk began his career as a part-time local pastor with Pleasant Grove UMC in Hulaco, Ala., on Easter Sunday in 2010. To ...
October 24, 2011
Disaster Response
Significant UMCOR grant will help North Alabama Disaster Recovery make a difference in many lives
Immediately following the work of early response teams, the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church installed a Disaster Recovery Team to enable families with financial difficulties to rebuild their homes to a safe...
October 14, 2011
Disaster Response
UMCOR gives $1 million for Alabama tornadoes
At the end of April, Alabama residents were stunned by a record 62 tornadoes that killed 250 people and left homes, businesses and municipalities in tatters. All but two of those tornados touched down somewhere in the United ...
October 13, 2011
Disaster Response
Teams from neighboring states collaborate in Tuscaloosa for Disaster Recovery
Teams from states surrounding the State of Alabama have been traveling to Tuscaloosa to assist the Southwest District Disaster Recovery Team’s work in the neighborhood of Forest Lake. For one resident, these teams have made a ...
October 03, 2011
Disaster Response
Knoxville area scouts aid Alabama tornado victims
Boy Scouts of America Troop 506 (chartered through Christ United Methodist Church in Halls, Tenn.) went to Pleasant Grove, Ala. in May to help with the clean-up after the EF-4 tornado decimated that area. The trip was organized ...
September 08, 2011
Disaster Response
Forest Lake Community Block Party emphasizes spirit of togetherness towards rebuilding
On a late summer Sunday evening, nearly 500 community members gathered on the campus of Forest Lake United Methodist Church (FLUM), where just four months earlier, the same neighborhood watched as a tornado devastated the area. ...
September 07, 2011
Disaster Response
Austrian mission congregation contributes to North Alabama tornado recovery
The English-Speaking United Methodist Church (ESUMC) of Vienna, Austria, is a vibrant urban ministry situated amidst that city's most dense immigrant population in possibly the country's poorest district. The ESUMC congregation is...
August 30, 2011
Disaster Response
National Seminar participants donate school supplies to young storm survivors
Each August, parents and students rush through local stores to buy pencils, crayons, rulers and notebooks for the upcoming school year. For many families in the Birmingham metropolitan area, this is a daunting task and the cost ...
August 16, 2011
Disaster Response
Mentors, Students Encourage Service Over Self
Five eager students lined a hallway of the United Methodist Center on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College. Each is a rising senior, and a protégé of the Mentors Project of Bibb County in Macon, Ga. The purpose of their trip ...
August 11, 2011
Disaster Response
Northeastern Pennsylvania team travels to Tuscaloosa, uses unconventional tools for rebuilding
In early August, the heat rose in Tuscaloosa as team members from Central United Methodist Church in Honesdale, Pa. worked relentlessly on a home ravaged by the April 27 tornado. But never in the team’s wildest dreams did they ...
August 11, 2011
Disaster Response
Camp Coker Open to Host Disaster Recovery Volunteers
Coker UMC Transformed a Family Life Center into the Hub for Recovery for the Southwest District of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church Tuscaloosa County’s storm recovery efforts will begin once the 90-day ...
August 01, 2011
Disaster Response
Conference establishes Long-term Disaster Recovery Team to lead storm recovery for the long haul
In light of the tragedy of the April 27 tornadoes and the unmet needs of the communities affected, the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church has formed a long-term Disaster Recovery Team. The team will be ...
July 28, 2011
Disaster Response
Hartselle First UMC youth roll up sleeves and exemplify God's presence in storm recovery
Three months ago, on April 27, 2011, tornadoes devastated areas throughout the North Alabama Conference. Since the first moments following the storms United Methodists have been working together and with others to help rebuild ...
July 27, 2011
Children's Discipleship Disaster Response
Conference offering day camps to minister to children after disaster
Among the many opportunities to help those who have been affected by the April 27 storms, the North Alabama Conference has committed to not forget the ones to whom Jesus said, “Come unto me, and do not hinder them” – children. In ...
July 13, 2011
Disaster Response
United Methodists On Call for Service: North Alabama Disaster Response Call Center part of response efforts
As part of its disaster response efforts, the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church opened a call center to receive requests for help, offers of service and goods and to schedule trained volunteer teams coming to...
May 18, 2011
Disaster Response
North Alabama Conference prepares for "the Long Haul" of disaster response
The Long Haul Thursday and Friday after the tornadoes we saw people around the world pour out their hearts for the suffering of many that were affected. Newspapers as far away as Sweden and Brazil featured iconic images of a torn ...
May 12, 2011
Disaster Response
Bishop Willimon offers prayer of hope after the storms
Bishop Will Willimon has offered the following prayer of hope after the storms of April 27, 2011. Lord Jesus Christ, You are our Savior who saves us amid the storm. You are our Comforter who comes to us in our pain. You are in ...
May 11, 2011
Disaster Response
Disaster Response Call Center Now Open - volunteers needed
The North Alabama Conference Disaster Response Center Call center is now open.This call center will field phone calls for the North Alabama Conference tornado disaster response.  The toll free number is 855-862-8657. Call Center ...
May 04, 2011
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