On July 27 and 28, a devastating flood caused by heavy rain impacted homes, businesses, and communities in eastern Kentucky.
The Kentucky Conference is working with UMCOR and other organizations to help those affected as rescue and recovery efforts continue. NC Conference Disaster Ministries connected with the Kentucky Conference and delivered 400 cleaning buckets to eastern Kentucky. Bishop Fairley thanks the NC Conference for their prayers, support, and response.
The Kentucky Conference is in need of hygiene and menstrual hygiene UMCOR kits. The Marion Edwards Recovery Center Initiative (MERCI) will be open on August 3, 2022, from 9 am – 3 pm and August 5, 2022, from 9 am – 12 pm to assemble hygiene kits. Please contact Rev. Bill Haddock at 910-262-3831 if you would like to volunteer on August 3 or August 5.
If an invitation is received for the support of our Early Response Teams, we will contact our team leaders. Please continue to keep all who were affected by the storm in your prayers.
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Read Bishop Fairley’s statement from the KY Conference→
Ways You Can Help
Give
If you would like to share your gifts with those in need, donations can be made to one of the following places:
UMCOR Kits
The Kentucky Conference is in need of UMCOR kits to assist those in affected areas. MERCI will be open on August 3, 2022, from 9 am – 12 pm, and on August 5, 2022, from 9 am – 12 pm to prepare UMCOR hygiene kits. Volunteers are needed on Wednesday, August 3, and Friday, August 5, to help prepare the kits. All materials will be provided. Please contact Rev. Bill Haddock at 910-262-3831 if you would like to volunteer on August 3 or August 5.
If you can not volunteer on August 3 or August 5, you can help lead relief efforts at your local church by creating cleaning, hygiene, or menstrual hygiene kits. Kits will need to be delivered to MERCI at 674 Community Drive, Goldsboro, NC. The center is open Monday – Thursday from 9 am – 3 pm. If the center is closed, kits can be left in the shed outside the gate.
Cleaning Kits (Flood Buckets)