News outlets are reporting that seventeen missionaries (sixteen American and one Canadian), including three children, have been kidnapped in Haiti by one of the gangs operating in the area around Port-au-Prince. The missionaries have been identified as being a part of Christian Aid Ministries out of Ohio and is associated with Mennonite and Amish groups…. Continue Reading→
Donation for Haiti disaster relief honors Sam Dixon
The recent earthquake in Haiti has weighed heavily on our hearts, first for the tragic loss of life and the devastating impact on a country that has suffered so much. But we also remember the horrific Haiti earthquake of 2010 when we lost one of our own beloved clergy members, the Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon…. Continue Reading→
Hurricane Matthew & Haiti
UMCOR in Atlanta has been contacted in regards to inquiries about the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Haiti. The Reverend Jack Amick, the Assistant General Secretary for International Disaster Response, has been in contact with the UMCOR office in Haiti. That office was closed for safety reasons during the Hurricane. UMCOR in Haiti is working with… Continue Reading→
Hurricane Sandy Response – Please Donate Now
Hurricane Sandy has been a devastating storm. At this writing, there are 17 people confirmed dead in the U.S. and more than 69 deaths across the Caribbean. Property damage and destruction is only now being assessed. It is another storm of historic proportion. Our southern and northern neighbors need our help. After we here in North Carolina… Continue Reading→
Haiti – UMCOR Continues to Respond – 1 Year Later
CHRONOLOGY OF RECOVERY When the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck at 4:53 p.m., then UMCOR head, the Rev. Sam Dixon, was already in the country designing, with Eglise Methodiste d’Haiti (EMH, the Methodist Church of Haiti) and other partners, a plan to improve health ministries in the country. Dixon was accompanied by the head of United Methodist… Continue Reading→
Outreach in Haiti – Celebrate Ryan Epps Home for Children and Opportunities to Share Christ’s Love
Two weeks ago, a NC Conference Work Team that included many members of our Cabinet, journeyed to Haiti and worked on the Ryan Epps Home for Children. Our team accomplished much in this wondrous worshipful work and many opportunities remain to complete the good work that God has begun! You can help! We are providing… Continue Reading→
UMCOR Response in Haiti featured on CBS
UMCOR will be featured in a CBS religion special “HAITI: RELIGION’S RESPONSE TO DISASTER,” on SUNDAY, DEC. 5. You can read more about UMCOR’s efforts in Haiti at UMCOR Response. You can make on on-line gift to Haiti right now at Make a Gift for Haitian Neighbors. 100% of your gift will go to UMCOR’s response in… Continue Reading→
Cabinet Journeys to Haiti – Outreach to children at the Ryan Epps Home for Children
Funds are still being received to purchase building supplies for the new construction at the Ryan Epps Home for Children in Haiti. Bishop Gwinn and members of the Conference Cabinet are traveling to Haiti to construct the next phase at the REHC. They will use materials purchased from funds contributed by conference churches and local church members. Each Cabinet member has paid their… Continue Reading→
UMCOR Responds in Haiti – Updates
“UMCOR is in Haiti on behalf of the United Methodist Church, but more importantly, we are there for the people of Haiti,” said The Rev. Cynthia Fierro Harvey at the General Board of Global Ministries’ board meeting in Stamford, CT on October 11. Harvey is the head of The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR),… Continue Reading→
10 Fold – Haiti – Hear the Story and More
Today we begin the journey of 10-Fold in Haiti. Please visit 10-Fold.org today and hear first-hand about another ministry supported by the United Methodist Church that is making a difference and changing people’s lives. If you register while you visit, $1.00 will be donated by today’s sponsor on your behalf. You make a difference simply by… Continue Reading→