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SC ERT to Baton Rouge September 11-15, 2016

Sep 16, 2016 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery

SC UMVIM ERT to Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 11-15, 2016 – Billy Robinson – SC UMVIM ERT Coordinator On August 11, 2016 rain began falling across the southern portion of Louisiana, in which rainfall exceeded 20 inches in multiple parishes causing catastrophic...

UMC ERT Volunteers response to Hermine

Sep 8, 2016 | Flood Recovery

Hurricane Hermine hit Florida then came in across SC as a tropical storm still packing wind gust to 60 mph and heavy down pours of flooding rain on Friday, September 2, 2016. Many trees fell in the wake of the storm and none more so that in Orangeburg County. Fire...

Urgent Need for UMCOR Cleaning Buckets

Aug 25, 2016 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has put out an URGENT call for cleaning buckets. “Recent flooding, fires and storms in numerous conferences in the U.S. has nearly depleted our network supply of clean-up kits (aka cleaning buckets).” said...

West Virginia Flood Relief

Jul 1, 2016 | Flood Recovery

Donations can be made to the West Virginia Annual Conference by using code #935 for the special offering. Checks may be sent to: West Virginia Annual Conference Treasurer’s office PO Box 2469 Charleston, WV 25329. Thank you in advance for your generosity! ONLINE...

June 7 Daily Wrap up.

Jun 7, 2016 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery, Imagine No Malaria

Tuesday June 7, 2016 The morning session The morning began at 7:30 A.M. with a worship service led by the Reverend Geneva Stafford and her choir from St. Mark UMC in Sumter, SC.  This worship service included the celebration of Holy Communion. The annual awards...

New Flood Recovery Director Named

Mar 3, 2016 | Flood Recovery

The South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church has named Ward Smith as its new flood recovery director. Smith takes the reins from the Rev. Gregg Varner, UMCSC disaster response coordinator, who had been serving as interim recovery director since the...