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Please pray for those affected by the Louisiana flooding. UMCOR is working on an emergency grant and request for relief supplies from the Louisiana Conference of The United Methodist Church. The region is still in emergency mode with rescues still ongoing. Bishop Ward urges all churches to receive an offering for the disastrous flooding in… Continue Reading→
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→
Thousands of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and parts of Africa are pouring into Europe, fleeing war, economic hardships, and persecution. People desperately seeking a better life for themselves and their children. The sheer volume of refugees is creating a crisis as humanitarian organizations, churches, and governments struggle with how to respond. As Christians, called… Continue Reading→
This year, UMCOR marks 75 years of being with those in times of crisis. Messiah UMC in Springfield, VA just completed making 1,000 Health Kits. That Church challenges other Churches to make Relief Kits. Consider having an Assembly Fair at your Church or at the Missions Outreach Center in Goldsboro (located on the campus of… Continue Reading→
In many places around the world, people live in the midst of poverty, natural disaster and war. NC United Methodists – through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) – repeatedly responds, expressing the compassion of Christ to those in need. Your help continues to be needed. Children are especially vulnerable. Public health and sanitation… Continue Reading→
For Christmas, why not give a gift of life for another? In lieu of being captured in the season of over-consumption, join us in UMCOR’s Gifts of Hope and give a gift that will truly matter — a gift wrapped in the love of Jesus that brings a more abundant life for those with whom… Continue Reading→
Over 20 people from two continents met at Hertford UMC on September 4, 2014, to discuss how the NC Conference might best respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa. The group heard first hand from UMC Global Ministries missionaries Kip Robinson and Priscilla Jaiah about the impact of the crisis on the lives of… Continue Reading→
We will have a broad conversation regarding efforts to respond to the Ebola Crisis in Western Africa. We will meet at: Hertford United Methodist Church 200 Dobbs Street, Hertford, NC 27944 Time: 1:00 PM, Thursday, September 4. We will be joined by Priscilla Jaiah, GBGM missionary in Liberia, and Kip Robinson, GBGM missionary… Continue Reading→
Filipino Bishops offer thanks for Church Response LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS) — On Nov. 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, possibly the strongest storm to ever reach land, devastated parts of the Philippines. Three Filipino bishops were far from home, attending a gathering of United Methodist bishops in the United States, when the world learned of the… Continue Reading→
Super Typhoon Haiyan, perhaps the strongest storm ever, plowed across the Philippines on November 8. Watch and share this video on Sundays, as you prayerfully consider how you or your church can support UMCOR’s response in the Philippines. You can also download a bulletin insert at UMCOR – Typhoon Haiyan Response. You can download the… Continue Reading→