Due to the recent disaster in Haiti and the need for a coordinated response from the NC Conference, Steve Taylor will continue to work in disaster response until February 28. Previously the Director of Missions and Justice Ministry, Taylor was one of four whose positions were discontinued effective January 22. A fifth position also was… Continue Reading→
UMCOR Contributions Reminder
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), a part of the GBGM, is mobilizing resources and working with its partners to begin direct relief operations in Haiti. UMCOR has a four star rating from Charity Navigator and is one of the only organizations working in Haiti to have an A Plus rating from the American… Continue Reading→
Rev. Clinton Rabb Dies As Result of Earthquake Injuries
(sent by the General Board of Global Ministries in New York – http://new.gbgm-umc.org) By Elliott Wright New York, NY, Jan. 17, 2010 – The Rev. Clinton Rabb, 61, a leader in The United Methodist Church’s extensive mission volunteer program, died on January 17 in a Florida hospital of injuries caused when he was trapped for… Continue Reading→
United Methodist Relief Executive Dies Before Rescue from Hotel Ruins in Haiti
(released by the General Board of Global Ministries) New York, NY, Jan. 16, 2010—The Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon, head of the humanitarian relief agency of The United Methodist Church, died before he could be rescued from the rubble of a hotel destroyed by the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12. The executive officer of… Continue Reading→
Haiti Update (updated at 11:20am)
11:20am: United Methodist News Service is reporting that Sam Dixon is out of the rubble. (UMNS) Two United Methodist mission leaders have been rescued from the rubble of the Montana Hotel, and workers are close to extracting a third church leader pinned under a concrete beam after the massive earthquake rocked Haiti Jan. 12. The… Continue Reading→
Clayton Mission Volunteer in Haiti Requests Donations & Supplies
A member of Horne Memorial United Methodist Church in Clayton who is on her 43rd mission trip to Haiti continues to send e-mail messages about the devastation and needs on this poor Caribbean nation following earthquake damage. Helen Little, 77, is on a Mission to Haiti team out of Miami, Fla. She has written that… Continue Reading→