Messages of encouragement and promises of prayers are coming to Moore, Okla., from around the world and the Rev. Tish Malloy, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Moore, said “it means so much to us.”
Tag Archive: UMCOR
May 22
Oklahoma Tornado: Cleaning buckets always appreciated
“Our material resource ministry is extremely important for two reasons,” said the Rev. Tom Hazelwood, who heads UMCOR’s disaster response in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.
May 07
Earthquake relief continues in China
The Amity Foundation, a partner of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, is expanding its relief efforts to earthquake survivors in China’s Sichuan Province.
Apr 15
United Methodists invest in Sandy recovery
On April 12, UMCOR directors approved $3 million grants to both the New York and Greater New Jersey conferences, to be delivered in six-month installments. The Peninsula-Delaware Conference received $500,000 for its Sandy recovery work in Somerset County, Md.
Feb 13
More teams needed for Sandy recovery in Northeast U.S.
United Methodist coordinators in New Jersey, New York and Maryland are beginning to schedule rebuilding teams for those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy last October.
Feb 12
Surviving Sandy in Cuba
When asked to tell a story from his visit to Cuba shortly after Hurricane Sandy swept through the Caribbean nation last October, Rev. Juan Vera, former bishop of Puerto Rico and a disaster response consultant for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), finds it hard to stop at just one.
Jan 14
United Methodists join in Staten Island relief
When John Stonick wants to show how high the floodwaters of Hurricane Sandy were as they swept down the street of his New Dorp Beach neighborhood on Staten Island, he raises his hands far above his head.
Dec 13
New Jersey United Methodists tackling the long-term after Sandy
Until pipes burst, causing the dining room and kitchen ceilings to collapse, the Rev. Eugene Chamberlin thought he could stop the churning waters of Hurricane Sandy from causing major damage to the parsonage of First United Methodist Church in Belmar, N.J. The Belmar parsonage was one of seven deemed uninhabitable by the denomination’s Greater New Jersey Annual (regional) Conference after the storm struck the state in late October.
Nov 29
‘They were beyond human’
Across the country, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has trained more than 10,000 ERT members who help people. Their specialized training and credentials allow them to move quickly into a disaster zone once they officially are deployed.
Nov 29
Thousands of Sandy survivors know church cares
One month after the hurricane-turned-Superstorm Sandy hit, it’s possible to summarize the church’s response in numbers, though these statistics are ever-changing as relief efforts continue in earnest. But the numbers — impressive as they are — show only the tiniest facade of the story.
Nov 26
Goma once more needs reason to hope
In September, I watched online as a United Methodist bishop from the Democratic Republic of Congo pleaded with a sympathetic U.S. congressional subcommittee to help end the rapes and killings in eastern Congo.
Nov 14
Hope of Hearing restarts in Haiti
Gil Hanke, the top executive of United Methodist Men, just completed his 25th mission trip to Haiti. There, he continued his work with others to help children hear clearly.
Nov 14
N.J. church sign points way to storm relief
For nearly two weeks, Drakestown congregation has provided food, shelter and Internet access to many without power in its community.
Nov 13
N.J. now open to early response teams
United Methodists in New Jersey are receiving their first out-of-state “early response teams” to assist in the Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
Nov 13
Neighbors, near and far
The makeshift disaster-response offices at Community United Methodist Church in Massapequa, N.Y., are buzzing with volunteer relief workers.
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