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6/22/2017
Your North Alabama Conference Disaster Response & Recovery Team is launching our new communication tool, NAC-NAV. NAC-NAV is short for North Alabama Conference Navigators. This is a "text service" for Emergency Communications. You can report any damages through this service, as well as, receive notifications of emergency needs and requests for teams to assist in the relief operations. This is an EMERGENCY ONLY Service. To sign up and be able to send and receive Disaster Response NAC-NAV ...
5/24/2017
North Alabama Conference Disaster Response Coordinator Rev. Randy Burbank shares the following message he received from the Mississippi Conference. Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: There is an immediate need for volunteer teams to assist in the clean up efforts in Kilmichael, Mississippi. Kilmichael was hit by tornado on April 30 and is a small rural town with little resources. The Mayor has requested help from volunteer organizations to help residents removing storm debris ...
5/4/2017
On Sunday, April 30, 2017, 26 tornadoes struck middle Mississippi and damaged 600 homes. One hundred of those homes were destroyed. This week volunteers at the United Methodist Disaster Response Warehouse in Decatur responded to a request from the Mississippi Conference Disaster Coordinator and sent four trailer loads of needed supplies. This shipment included 569 tornado buckets. After responding to this disaster, as well as many previous disasters, supplies are now low at the Warehouse. There ...
2/26/2017
The Pastor and Leaders Kit with all new resources resources to help you promote UMCOR Sunday (formerly One Great Hour of Sharing) on March 26, 2017 is available at www.umcgiving.org/resource-articles/umcor-sunday-pastor-and-leaders-kit. It includes social media resources, a downloadable poster and a bulletin insert you can print out and insert in your church bulletin the week prior to this special Sunday. About UMCOR Sunday (formerly One Great Hour of Sharing) - from www.umcgiving.org/ministr...
1/31/2017
Jan. 31, 2017 Here is the latest from the Mississippi Annual Conference Disaster Response Team. Please note that they now have places for Teams to stay. Contact their office to schedule a Team: We are in need of people that can come and help with site assessments. If you feel lead to this work please contact Daniel Herring, District Disaster Coordinator at (601) 278-3092 We have a huge need for teams to come and help with the clean-up efforts. We have housing lined up for your teams, if your ...
1/12/2017
In mid-2016, volunteers at the United Methodist Disaster Warehouse in Decatur devised and began making a collection of disaster response items they call a “Tornado Bucket.” It contains items that frequently have been requested of them following tornados. Disaster Response Warehouse Volunteers provide these buckets to storm survivors along with UMCOR supplies such as health kits, cleaning buckets, tarps, etc. As tornado season in Alabama approaches, the volunteers at the United Methodist Disaster...
11/30/2016
Disaster Response Update 12/1/2016 Health Kits and Bedding Kits I have received word from UMCOR and the UMCOR supply depot at Sager Brown of their current needs. Amy Fuselier, Director of UMCOR Sager Brown, sent the following message: “I would like to thank all of the many churches who responded to our call for cleaning buckets in September after the flooding. The response was overwhelming. Because of your generosity, we at UMCOR Sager Brown, were able to replenish our inventory and prepare ...
10/10/2016
October 22 North Carolina We have just received word that the North Carolina Conference is opening for Early Response Teams. Here is the contact information from the North Carolina Conference: Interested ERT teams can reach out to our Disaster Response Committee for specific priority locations, needs, and scheduling at disasterresponse@nccumc.org or they can call 1-888-440-9167. The Bahamas The Bahamas is requesting UMVIM teams in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The Methodist community in ...
9/20/2016
We want to thank everyone who responded to the call for UMCOR Cleaning Buckets. Today we are very pleased to share that because of our corporate effort as United Methodists our Warehouse system now has sufficient Cleaning Buckets. Cathy Earl of UMCOR suggests that if your congregation is needing a project consider compiling UMCOR school kits or health kits. (Go to www.umcor.org/umcor/relief-supplies for kit assembly instructions.) Again, thank you for responding like Jesus! In His Grace,...
8/29/2016
Many people have asked how they can help the survivors of the recent flooding in Louisiana. Below are five ways you can help: Continue to pray for the survivors and those assisting them. Volunteer to assist in the relief and/or recovery efforts. The Louisiana Annual Conference has extended the invitation for Early Response Team Volunteers. Please follow these directions. Go to the Louisiana Annual Conference Volunteer Registration website at www.surveymonkey.com/r/UMCVolunteerRegistration ...
