Disaster Response
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Disaster Response and Recovery is a vital part of our church mission. We are called to love one another. One of the ways we can show the love and the hands, feet, and face of Jesus is through the efforts we make in the community and around the world. Response and Recovery happens on five levels at once: our Conference-wide efforts, work of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), district response and recovery, local church efforts, and community support.
CLICK HERE for information about the Aug. 26-18, 2010 Disaster Response Academy to be held at the Virginia United Methodist Center in Blackstone.
CLICK HERE for information about our conference-wide efforts, including our Conference Disaster Plan, disaster response policies, forms and protocols, and contact information for conference and district disaster team members.
CLICK HERE for the Hurricane Primer.
CLICK HERE for the Tornado Primer.
For the most recent updates from UMCOR, visit the UMCOR website at: http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/ Click on “UMCOR Hot Line Weekly News Update.” Below the “Weekly Update” link, you will find a list of current emergencies with the Advance Special giving number listed.
For the most recent updates from Annual Conferences in the midst of recovery efforts, visit the specific annual conference sites. You can find a directory of all the annual conferences at www.umc.org. It is best if you contact each annual conference disaster response and recovery center Web site to view their unique needs for teams, donations, and supplies. Any appeals made to the entire denomination will be posted on our conference Clergy Net and Laity Net e-mail groups.
Robert M. Pihlcrantz
Virginia Conference Disaster Response Coordinator
Mobile phone: (757) 408-6653
Office: (757) 482-2364
Home: (757) 389-5721
Toll-free: 1-866-264-8488
E-mail: vacdrt@cox.net
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