Dec 14, 2016 | Communications, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page
Early Response Teams from the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church continue to help those most affected by Hurricane Matthew, the flooding that followed and other natural disasters. But more volunteers are needed, and disaster relief officials have...
Dec 5, 2016 | Communications, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page
NICHOLS – More than 200 United Methodist volunteers traveled to Nichols on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, in an effort to bring hope to the town still drying out from flooding more than a month after Hurricane Matthew struck. In all, 236 people worked one or both days...
Nov 10, 2016 | Communications, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page
Nichols Relief work blitz. Dec 2nd-3rd Interested, register online at https://www.umcsc.org/data/nicholsrelief.php Looking for a way to escape the incessant commercialism of this holiday season? Something that would make a true impact on someone’s life? Well,...
Oct 31, 2016 | Communications, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Disaster Response, Front Page
NICHOLS – The scene repeats too often outside homes along the two dozen or so streets that wind through the waterlogged town of Nichols. Piles of broken furniture, soggy drywall, carpeting soaked to ruination. Moldy mattresses, saturated upholstery, bags stuffed with...
Oct 28, 2016 | Communications, Conference Updates, Connectional Ministries, Front Page
MARION – Gov. Nikki Haley and a host of volunteers descended on Marion County on Friday to distribute Hurricane Matthew relief supplies donated by South Carolina United Methodists and other groups from around the state. “Team South Carolina Pee Dee Day” provided much...