United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
UMCOR- United Methodist Committee on Relief
UMCOR sponsors Emergency Response as well as Domestic and International Disaster Relief. Opportunities for financial giving and ways you can help are updated regularly at their website: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/
EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF IN MYANMAR (Burma)
UMCOR Advance #3019674, Myanmar Emergency
On May 2nd a cyclone hit Myanmar’s coast leaving over 20,000 dead and another 40,000 still missing. In light of this tragedy, please pray for the people of Myanmar, both for their devastating losses and for new venues for assistance to be opened to help those in need. Financial gifts will allow UMCOR to respond immediately and with generosity when the appropriate structures are in place to receive further assistance. Envelopes labeled “UMCOR: Myanmar” will be gathered by the church and then sent collectively to the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
Help in the Wake of Hurricane Noel
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2007—Hurricane Noel’s drenching rains wreaked havoc across the Caribbean and Mexico as sustained rains caused severe flooding across the Caribbean and Mexico. This deadliest storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season left deep needs in its wake.
UMCOR continues to build its response to this wide-reaching disaster. Already, UMCOR has issued emergency grants to partners in the Dominican Republic and Mexico to assist them in their initial responses. At the same time, UMCOR is also in contact with others to look for ways to be part of long-term recovery programs.
In the Dominican Republic, UMCOR is working with the Evangelical Dominican Church, which is engaged in providing people with items that will meet their immediate needs such as food, medication and mattresses. UMCOR is also supporting the Methodist Church in Mexico with a similar emergency response.
UMCOR anticipates working with Action by Churches Together partners on a long term response. Currently, ACT partners are assessing the situation in Tabasco, Mexico, for the best response.
How You Can Help
Cash gifts will help UMCOR’s response. To give, please make out your check to UMCOR and mail it to UMCOR PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087. Write “UMCOR Advance #982511, Hurricanes 2007” on the memo line of your check. One hundred percent of every donation to any appeal, including appeals for Hurricane Noel, goes to support the designated program.
For more than 60 years, UMCOR has responded in the spirit of Jesus to individuals in need around the globe. UMCOR focuses on providing national and international disaster relief, and assistance with refugee resettlements. UMCOR also emphasizes eradicating the roots of hunger and poverty by establishing training schools and working with individuals to learn skills leading to independence. UMCOR is highly regarded for its compassion and swift response. You can visit their website at: UMCOR
You can help UMCOR through your prayers, during the One Great Hour of Sharing communion offering at West Side during Lent each year. And, by giving to UMCOR’s “Advance Specials. ” These are designated fund drives going directly from UMCOR to current emergencies.
If you would like to respond financially to one of these emergency funds, please give your offering through West Side, marking your check or envelope using the designation above (name of fund and UMCOR Advance #_____)
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
WUMC Outreach Committee: Missions and Social Justice