Healthy Congregations and Effective Leaders in Every Place Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World
There’s no better time than Lent to give of our resources to help others in need. Consider a One Great Hour of Sharing offering through your local church on Sunday March 6, 2016, to enable the compassionate ministry of UMCOR to continue around the world. “And God is able to provide you with every blessing… Continue Reading→
Faced with natural disasters, we also celebrate God’s goodness in rallying the faith community to work together ecumenically to rebuild homes and restore lives. After the Faustino Castro Lopez family lost its home to the May 21, 2015 tornado near Bolton, NC, Rev. Sam Loy, a trained NCC Disaster Response leader, organized community efforts to… Continue Reading→
NC Disaster Response teams continue to respond to the October 2015 SC flooding, the worst in over a century. Record rainfalls and broken levies left many areas in central SC under water. The situation along the Black River near Andrews SC remains dire for many residents. Teams continue to be needed. Report from the Flooded… Continue Reading→
Are you wondering what you can do to help respond to the flood victims in SC? Here are 5 ways you can help today. 1. Pray Pray for the survivors whose lives have been disrupted, for the Disaster Response Teams in SC and for our Conference Disaster Response Team Coordinators as we offer our assistance… Continue Reading→
As you can imagine, flood victims in Southeastern North Carolina and our neighbors in South Carolina need assistance to recover from record floods. 100 Cleaning/Flood buckets are on their way to Brunswick County, NC to help in the recovery process. Right now, we have been asked to collect Health and School kits. UMCOR has enough… Continue Reading→
On April 16th, over 20 tornadoes spread destruction across the North Carolina Conference. Some of us were impacted directly, losing our homes or businesses. Some of us lost family members and neighbors, and now we lean on one another and the sure love and promise of Jesus Christ as we seek to find solace in… Continue Reading→