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Mid-Michigan tornado relief underway

Trees downed in a storm

Seventy-four homes and some businesses in Shiawassee and Genesee counties were damaged by tornadoes that touched down on March 14.

UMC steps up after earthquake

Three Alaska residents who sought refuge in a United Methodist Church after the recent earthquake.

St. John’s UMC in Anchorage, Alaska became a temporary shelter for 46 residents of Karluk Manor after the earthquake knocked out power and water to the facility.

UMCOR at work in Paradise

Bishop Minerva Carcaño working at the Disaster Response Center in California.

United Methodists are at work in Paradise, CA, where survivors of last month’s wildfires are putting their lives back together.

Neighbors rise up above the flood

Streets of Houghton MI destroyed by June 17, 2018 flood

The fourth in a series, “UMCOR in Michigan,” describes the work being done in Copper Country by two Case Managers serving those left behind from the epic Father’s Day Flood.

Pray and prep for Hurricane Michael

Palm trees in wind. UMCOR starts response.

Hurricane Michael struck Northern Florida with a vengeance on October 10. Trained relief workers are already there, in the storm’s wake, assessing needs with the resources of UMCOR at hand.

How to help without hurting

Man holding a Cleaning Bucket

First responders. Early Response Teams. Volunteers in Mission. There’s a time and a place for all to help. Here’s how “helping” works.

Picking up the pieces in the Philippines

Destruction of a church in the Philippines by Typhoon Mangkhut

While Hurricane Florence made landfall on the east coast, Super Typhoon Mangkhut struck with greater fury 10,000 miles away in Asia.

Relief in path of Florence

UMCOR warehouse full of Cleaning Buckets

UMCOR is at work partnering with United Methodist Annual Conferences in Florence’s path. Follow Michigan Disaster Response for specific ways to help. Prayers and dollars for now. Please don’t self-deploy.

Keweenaw flood relief

Here’s how to help those whose lives are in upheaval after flooding in the Houghton and Hancock area.

ERT Training March 17, 2018

Early Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the early days after a disaster to clean out flood-damaged homes, remove debris, place tarps on homes, and otherwise help to… Continue Reading ERT Training March 17, 2018

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