Coronavirus Response

  • Home
  • A-Z List
  • About
    • About the NCC
    • Connectional Table
    • Staff
  • Calendar
    • Events
    • Google Calendar
    • Past Events
  • Churches
  • Contact
    • Find Us
  • Districts
    • District Office
    • Beacon
    • Capital
    • Corridor
    • Fairway
    • Gateway
    • Harbor
    • Heritage
    • Sound
  • Employment
  • Search

NC Conference

Healthy Congregations and Effective Leaders in Every Place Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World

  • Discipleship
    Developing Disciples
    • Christian Formation
      • Children
      • Church & Society
      • College
      • Creation Care
      • Differently Abled Persons
      • Older Adults
      • Spiritual Formation
      • Status & Role of Women
      • Young Adults
      • Youth
    • Church Revitalization
      • Coaching
      • Disciple Making Way
      • Evangelism
      • Grants
      • MissionInsite
      • Shift
    • From the Bishop
      • Church Transformation
      • Conflict Transformation
    • Multicultural
      • Anti-Racism
      • Asian
      • Hispanic-Latinx
      • Native American
      • Strengthening the Black Church
    • Stewardship
      • Apportionments
      • District Remittances
      • Financial Discipleship
      • Grants
      • Insurance
      • Mission & Service
      • Pension
      • Treasurer Training
  • Leadership
    Strengthening Leaders
    • Bishop’s Office
      • Appointment Book
      • Church Transformation
      • Conflict Transformation
    • Office of Clergy Life
      • Board of Ordained Ministry
      • Called to Ministry?
      • Extension Ministries
    • Board of Laity
      • Certified Lay Minister
      • Lay Servant Ministries
      • Local Church Lay Leaders
      • United Methodist Men
      • United Methodist Women
      • United Methodist Youth
    • New Faith Comm.
      • New Room Society
      • Our Communities
    • Conference Offices
      • Center for Leadership Excellence
      • Christian Formation
      • Communications
      • Conference Secretary
      • Connectional Ministries
      • Information Technology
      • Multicultural Ministries
      • Outreach Ministry
      • Treasurer’s Office
  • Service
    Ministering To The World
    • Local Outreach
      • Afghan Refugees
      • Church Construction
      • Church Loans
      • Congregations for Children (C4C)
      • Creation Care
      • Cross & Key Prision Ministries
      • Health Ministry
      • Restorative Justice and Mercy
      • Seed Funds
      • Mission Projects
    • Global Outreach
      • Love for Liberia
      • Missionaries
      • NCC UMVIM
      • Project AGAPE
      • Sierra Leone: Mission of Hope
      • ZOE
    • Disaster Ministries
      • Donate to Storm Response
      • MERCI
      • Response Plan
      • Response Team
      • Training
      • UMCOR Kits
    • Giving
      • 2021 District Christmas Offering
      • Advance/Rainbow Covenant
      • Apportionments
      • Give to Storm Response
      • Mission & Service
      • The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment
      • New Room Society
      • Special Sundays
    • Ministry Partners
      • Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
      • Camps & Retreats
      • NC Institute for Spiritual Direction and Formation
      • Partners In Ministry
      • Robeson Co. Church & CC
      • UMF
  • Resources
    Supporting Ministry
    • Conferences
      • Annual Conference 2021
      • Annual Conference 2022
      • Charge Conference 2021
      • General Conference
      • Pilgrimage
      • SEJ Conference 2016
    • Media Center
      • Catalog
      • Labyrinth
      • Ministry Tools
      • Online Resources
      • Weekly Newsletter
    • Online Resources
      • Anti-Racism
      • Archives & History
      • #BeUMC
      • Church Lookup
      • Disaffiliation Information
      • Green Church Initiative
      • Online Data Collection
      • Online Learning
      • Pastor Lookup
      • Ramus: Web Hosting
      • Video (Vimeo)
    • Publications
      • Appointment Book
      • Bible Study
      • Conference Directory
      • Conference Journal
      • Every Day Grace
      • Lenten Reflections
      • Mission & Service
      • Podcasts (NCCUMC.FM)
    • From UMC.org
      • Agencies
      • Communications
      • Discipleship
      • Finance & Administration
      • Global Ministries
      • Graphics Library
      • Relief
      • Status & Role of Women

Volunteers & Financial Assistance Needed

April 21, 2011 6 Comments

Donate Now

Please also consider reaching out financially by giving online to NC Storms Emergency Response – Advance #S-00176. 100% of every gift to this Advance will go to storm response. Send remittances, using the Conference remittance form, to Conference Treasurer, P.O. Box 890202, Charlotte, NC 28289-0202.

More Information

For further information regarding Relief efforts around the NC Conference, please see:

  • Special Offering
  • Response information on the Outreach Ministry page
  • Bishop’s Statement

The North Carolina Conference has activated its disaster response operation at the MERCI Ministry Center in Goldsboro. Volunteers are needed to help with telephones and coordination efforts across 32 counties impacted by 25 tornadoes that left devastation Saturday, April 16 across the eastern portion of the state.

Volunteer assistance is being coordinated at MERCI by calling 888-400-9167 or by sending an e-mail to tornadoresponse@nccumc.org. Individuals needing assistance with storm damage should also use the same telephone number and e-mail address. For updates, visit the Outreach Ministry page.

Conference disaster response teams are assessing specific needs for early response and later for the recovery phase. “The MERCI team, working with other volunteer agencies across North Carolina, will know what type of assistance is needed in the various areas,” said the Rev. Budzinski, chair of the conference disaster response team. “In some cases the need is volunteers, in others it is materials, and often it is financial support that can provide assistance for those who have lost homes.”

Financial contributions, designated for NC Storms Emergency Response – Advance #S-00176, can be placed in any NC Conference United Methodist Church offering plate or mailed to NC Conference, P.O. Box 890202, Charlotte, NC 28289-0202. Be sure to note Advance #S-00176. One hundred percent of the contribution will go for storm response.

Churches in the NC Conference are asked to take a special offering as soon as possible on any appropriate Sunday to provide relief in response efforts for storm victims. Checks should be designated for Advance #S-00176.

NC Conference Bishop Al Gwinn has announced that the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has already released an emergency grant to the conference that is enabling the move into action for the initial response to needs.

Across the North Carolina Conference, at least 22 confirmed deaths, including three children; 130 injuries; and 800 homes were damaged or destroyed. Damage in Wake County alone, has been estimated at $65-100 million.

The National Weather Service said Tuesday, April 19 that 12 supercell thunderstorms produced at least 25 tornadoes across the state on Saturday. This was the largest number of tornadoes in the state in 27 years, according to meteorologist Jeff Orrock with the weather service.

Budzinski said volunteers and assistance will be needed for months and maybe years to come.

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Filed Under: Relief Tagged With: disaster relief, MERCI, tornado

Helpful Resources


Church Lookup

Media Center

Pastor Lookup

Online Data Collection

Get Email Updates

Sign up below to receive email updates from the NC Conference. You'll get daily News & Events, messages from the Bishop and more.

The NC Conference respects your privacy. See our Privacy Policy.

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
  • YouTube
Learn more about the NC Conference

RSS Recent Site Updates

  • Special Offerings / Highlight Your Ministry / We Need Your Help
  • Insurance Plan Recommended Change Zoom Session
  • Effective Communication in Times of Crisis – 8 17 22 – Session 2
  • Effective Communications in Times of Crisis – 8 10 22
  • Effective Communication in Times of Crisis – 8 24 22
  • Effective Communication In Times of Crisis
  • Asbury UMC’s Experience with Text In Church
  • An Encouragement for May
  • COVID-19 Update for May 17, 2022
  • Celebrating Asian American Authors

RSS UM News Service

  • Ruling opens door for bishop elections in 2022
  • Ministry helping sexual violence survivors honored with award
  • Autonomy, international division mark United Methodist tradition
  • Asking the hard questions about race

NC Conference of The United Methodist Church · 700 Waterfield Ridge Place · Garner, NC 27529
Phone: 919.779.6115 · Toll-free: 800.849.4433 · Fax: 919.773.2308

Copyright © 2022 · Privacy Policy · Powered by WordPress · Site Admin