The Giving Together Hurricane Matthew Relief Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. awarded the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church (NC Conference) six more grants of $10,000 to support Hurricane Matthew recovery work in Cumberland County. This brings their generous support total to $90,000. The first grant of $10,000 was awarded in January,… Continue Reading→
Giving Together Hurricane Matthew Relief Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. Awards Two More Grants to NC Conference Disaster Response
The Giving Together Hurricane Matthew Relief Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. awarded the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church (NC Conference) two more grants of $10,000 each to support Hurricane Matthew recovery services in Cumberland County. The grants were awarded in April, following a first grant of $10,000 awarded in January for… Continue Reading→
Giving Together Hurricane Matthew Relief Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. Awards Grant to NC Conference Disaster Response
The Giving Together Hurricane Matthew Relief Fund of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. awarded The North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church (NC Conference) a $10,000 grant to support Hurricane Matthew recovery services in Cumberland County. The grant, awarded in January, ran for a 3-month cycle, ending April 28. The money was used to provide… Continue Reading→
NC VOAD Receives 2017 State/Territory VOAD of the Year Award
The North Carolina Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NC VOAD) has been honored as 2017 State/Territory VOAD of the Year by the National VOAD organization for the rapid and coordinated response to Hurricane Matthew. The award was recently presented to Ann Huffman, president of NC VOAD and NCCUMC disaster response readiness coordinator, at VOAD’s 25th… Continue Reading→
When Disaster Arises, So Does NCCUMC Disaster Response!
What’s it like to man the Disaster Response Call Center for the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church? The chairs are pretty comfortable, the hot coffee is brewing, the company is good, and the work…well, it has eternal meaning. When the phones ring, the stories pour in — stories from God’s people who… Continue Reading→
A Sofa? “That’s Strictly a Luxury”
“Frisco Mo” is a hardy man who defines self-reliance. At 87, he loves telling his seafaring stories and reliving adventures from years as a fisherman. Living on Hatteras Island when Hurricane Matthew blew through, he remained undaunted, though his situation was very dire. Before daylight on the morning of the storm, Mo was in his… Continue Reading→
North Georgia Conference Sends Volunteers…and This Time It’s Personal
Last week, March 20-24, volunteers from the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church (NGC) were busy in Lumberton making the noises that Early Response Teams make: clanging, banging, and dragging. Ten people from the NGC were on the scene, including cabinet and connectional ministries team members. Scott Parrish, mission specialist for the NGC,… Continue Reading→
Radiant Hands and Feet – One Saturday in January
John’s house on Martin Luther King Drive in Lumberton had been growing mold since Hurricane Matthew flooded the area in October. Water had breached the house up to waist high and left a nice layer of moisture to help the mold spread from floor to ceiling. Saturday, January 21st, a volunteer team of 25 from… Continue Reading→
Disaster Response Update: Another Workday for Conference Staff
Twenty-five NCCUMC staff members traveled to Lumberton on January 26 to assist with disaster response work. Many of these folks have spent previous days volunteering at Hurricane Matthew worksites, but this was the second official staff work day. Douglas Ward, NCCUMC information technology director, installed Wi-Fi at Chestnut Street UMC, while others worked at a flood-damaged house,… Continue Reading→
Disaster Response Update: The Work of Volunteers…In Numbers
According to Wilson Rogers, operator of the NCCUMC Disaster Response Call Center, volunteers have completed about 44% of the requests called in to the center and are going strong completing the remaining ones. Since Hurricane Matthew stormed through North Carolina Saturday, October 8, 2016, the center has received 165 requests for assistance with muck-out and… Continue Reading→
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