Dec 5, 2018 | Bishop Holston, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Recovery, Front Page, Grants, Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence-related disaster recovery efforts of the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church will be one of the beneficiaries of a $2 million grant to UMCOR from the Duke Endowment. The grant is part of a $5 million package that trustees of the...
Nov 12, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Response, Front Page, Hurricane Florence, Local Churches, Upcoming Events
The South Carolina Conference and UMCOR have scheduled a free training opportunity for those interested in helping develop a Long-Term Recovery Group in Chesterfield, Dillon, Horry, Marion and Marlboro counties – among the areas hardest by flooding in the wake of...
Nov 8, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page, Hurricane Florence, Local Churches, Upcoming Events
The South Carolina Conference and UMCOR have scheduled two free training opportunities aimed at helping local churches develop a disaster response plan and better position themselves to respond when disaster strikes. “Connecting Neighbors” – scheduled for...
Oct 12, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page, Hurricane Florence, Local Churches, Marion District
United Methodist churches in the Marion District of the South Carolina Annual Conference have taken the brunt of natural disasters that have struck the state in recent years. From the 1,000-year floods of 2015, through Hurricane Matthew a year later, to last...
Oct 11, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Response, Front Page, Hurricane Florence, Local Churches
Disaster Response leaders and volunteers from the South Carolina Annual Conference are out assessing neighborhoods as the remnants of Hurricane Michael leave the state. As needed, specially trained Early Response Teams will deploy to help clear downed trees, place...
Oct 8, 2018 | Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page, Hurricane Florence, Local Churches
South Carolina UMC Disaster Response Ministries needs volunteers of all ability levels to help us clean out homes that have been flooded by Hurricane Florence. Until this point, conditions have dictated that only specially trained Early Response Teams handle these...