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Cal-Nev UMVIM Director Was Part of Select Haiti Advance Team
Written: 5/27/2010
Phil Bandy, Interim Director of the California-Nevada United Methodist Volunteers in Mission program, was part of a select UMVIM advance team which traveled to Haiti, May 9-18 to pave the way for other teams of volunteers. The 11-member team, made up of UMVIM program coordinators from across the U....

Oakland Congregation Opens Hearts, Wallets for Quake Victims
Written: 5/13/2010
Members of the Chinese Community United Methodist Church in Oakland took to the streets of Chinatown, May 1st and 2nd, to raise funds for victims of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the Southern Qinghai province of China on April 14. The quake claimed 2,220 lives, injured more than 11,000 o...

Send Disaster Relief Kits for Haiti to Annual Conference Session
Written: 5/7/2010
The United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Committee is asking all churches in the California-Nevada Annual Conference to send disaster relief kits for Haiti to Annual Conference Session, June 16–19. Kits may be dropped off at the UMVIM table at the Sacramento Conventi...

Aid Ongoing as China Mourns Quake Victims
Written: 4/28/2010
A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom* As China observed a national day of mourning for earthquake victims on April 21, a team from the Amity Foundation, a United Methodist partner, was assisting survivors. More than 2,000 people were killed when the 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Yushu are...

Mississippi Church Leaders Assess Damages Following Tornadoes
Written: 4/28/2010
Jackson, Miss. (UMNS) - After 30 tornadoes cut a swath of destruction across 13 counties, in Mississippi on Saturday, April 24, killing 10 and injuring dozens of residents, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward reported that conference officials were working with impacted communities to assess damage and identify...

Texas Clergywoman to Lead Relief Agency
Written: 4/27/2010
By Linda Bloom* STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) - A Texas clergywoman who has helped coordinate the distribution of mosquito nets in Côte d'Ivoire, plan disaster response to Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, and develop a leadership program for pastors is the new chief executive of the United Methodist Com...

Is Ending Hunger an Out-of-This-World Idea?
Written: 4/22/2010
New VBS mission project from an Advance hunger-relief ministry teaches youth that it is not! Big Island, VA – What if hunger didn't exist anymore? What if every person in the United States had enough food to eat? If you think this isn't possible, check out the Society of St. An...

Sign up Now for Trip to UMCOR West in Early May
Written: 4/15/2010
Modesto First United Methodist Church is forming a Delta District team to travel to UMCOR West in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 8–16, 2010. The team will be replenishing kits (layette, health, school, sewing and birthing) for packing, sewing book bags (bring fabric and a sewing machine - if you h...

'Harvest of Hope' Mission Program Celebrates 25 Years
Written: 4/15/2010
Program teaches youth about the problem of hunger and how to be part of the solution The Society of St. Andrew, a Virginia-based national hunger relief organization and Advance #801600, has been gleaning America's fields and feeding America's hungry for over 30 years. This year, they cele...

Official Says Haiti Relief Needs Coordination
Written: 4/8/2010
A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom* Now that the international community has pledged nearly $10 billion in aid to Haiti, a way is needed to delineate roles and responsibilities on the ground, says a United Methodist relief official. About 900 agencies currently are working on earthquake relief...

Your Church Family Can Make a Difference in the Lives of Refugees: Learn How!
Written: 4/8/2010
This Wednesday evening, April 14, 2010, learn how your church family can make a difference in the lives of refugees who are making their home in the Sacramento area. Attend an information presentation jointly hosted by Opening Doors Inc., a local non-profit organization serving the underserved refu...

UMNS Offers Special Haiti Story Series for Easter
Written: 4/1/2010
In time for Easter, United Methodist News Service is offering a compelling, behind-the-scenes narrative of the courage and sacrifice shown by United Methodist mission workers trapped in the rubble of the Haiti earthquake. Survivors tell the untold story of the drama that captivated the church and th...

Cal-Nev Churches Fight Diseases of Poverty Through Health Kits for Haiti
Written: 3/31/2010
It's another example of Ministry in Action. Pioneer United Methodist Church in Auburn packed 1,000 health kits for Haiti in one hour on March 20 – then sent them to the UMCOR West Depot in Salt Lake City, in a shipment that also contained kits from Grass Valley, Napa, Lincoln, Carson City, Spa...

California-Nevada Sends $200K to Haiti Relief
Written: 2/24/2010
The California-Nevada Annual Conference has contributed $246,203.70 so far to the Western Jurisdiction's Lenten project, "Operation Resurrection 2010." The United Methodist Committee on Relief depot in Salt Lake City, UMCOR West, is in the process of tabulating the number of health kits ...

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Lenten Project for Haiti: 'Operation Resurrection 2010'
Written: 2/17/2010
A Compassionate Response to the Earthquake From the Western Jurisdiction On this, Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, the bishops and other leaders of the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church are calling on their people and churches to devote themselves to a special Lenten project...

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One Great Hour of Sharing Is March 14: Order Resources Now!
Written: 2/11/2010
When the first tremors of the earthquake in Haiti rocked that island nation, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) staff already were in country, strategizing how United Methodists could help improve the lives of the people there. Their work is a direct result of the One Great Hour of Shari...

Churches Serving as Collection Points for Health Kits for Haiti
Written: 2/9/2010
Several churches have joined Los Altos United Methodist Church in volunteering to be a collection point for health kits and health kit materials, which will be delivered to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) depot in Salt Lake City, for transport to earthquake victims in Haiti. Please...

San Jose District Health Kit Drop-off Instructions
Written: 2/9/2010
There are several ways to drop off health kits for pick-up in the San Jose District during the month of February: · Take them to Almaden Hills UMC Tuesday afternoons, 1-3; or Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Call Almaden Hills UMC coordinators Gene a...

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President of Methodist Church of Haiti Gives Rough Timetable for Volunteer Efforts
Written: 2/2/2010
The President of the Methodist Church of Haiti has written to Bishop Joel N. Martinez, Interim General Secretary of the Board of Global Ministries, and Bishop Janice R. Huie, Chairperson of Health and Relief for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), expressing thanks and giving a broad o...

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Health Kits for Haiti Relief Relay Scheduled for End of Month
Written: 2/2/2010
Los Altos UMC to Be Drop-off Point Los Altos United Methodist Church will be a one-time drop off point, at the end of February, for health kits to be trucked to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) warehouse in Salt Lake City – and the Conference is asking for five other churches ...