Sep 26, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page, Hurricane Florence, Local Churches
Early Response Teams from the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church this week began assisting homeowners in Marion whose houses were flooded in the wake of Hurricane Florence. ERTs can’t move into areas affected by storms until local emergency...
May 7, 2018 | 2018 Annual Conference, Communications, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page, Upcoming Events, Youth
In support of the United Methodist Church’s Abundant Health Initiative, volunteers at the 2018 South Carolina Annual Conference will package more than 10,000 UMCOR Health Kits to be shared with those in need around the world. But before they can make that happen on...
Jan 31, 2018 | Disaster Response, Front Page
All classes are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee is $35 per person, which includes a manual, shirt, cap and badge. Fee for renewals is $10. Saturday, February 24, 2018 – Beulah UMC, 161 Beulah Church Road, Gilbert. Contact: Jan Waters at 803-687-7399 or jwltd@comporium.net....
Sep 14, 2017 | Communications, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response
Volunteers are needed to help take calls through the United Way of South Carolina’s 2-1-1 system, which is coordinating the response to needs following Tropical Storm Irma. The efforts of the South Carolina Conference’s Disaster Response and Disaster Recovery...
Sep 12, 2017 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Flood Recovery, Front Page, Upcoming Events
We are United Methodist Volunteers in South Carolina who are dedicated to showing the love of Jesus to others in the aftermath of a disaster. We have teams and regional coordinators who cover our state from border to border. Our teams consist of 6-12 people. All...
Sep 9, 2017 | Bishop Holston, Communications, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response
After a week of preparation, it appears that much of South Carolina could dodge most of the more direct effects of Hurricane Irma, a deadly Category 5 hurricane that has wrought destruction throughout the Caribbean Sea and is now bearing down on our neighbors in...