The Rev. Greg Ellis, Coordinator of the Eastern PA Conference Disaster Ministry and UM Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) has a new job. He will join UMCOR (the UM Committee on Relief) as the United States Disaster Response (USDR) Program Manager/Response Specialist. Ellis, …
Conference raising funds, sending aid to Puerto Rico
Will launch $100,000 fundraising goal in January By John W. Coleman Like the three kings, or Magi, who journeyed to Bethlehem bearing gifts for Christ’s birth, three Eastern PA Conference Cabinet members will visit Puerto Rico in the coming months …
Ellis helps lead hurricane recovery efforts in Texas
The Rev. Greg Ellis, the Eastern PA Conference’s Disaster Response and Volunteers in Mission Coordinator, has been on the ground in south Texas for over two weeks collaborating in initial disaster response efforts, following the devastation Hurricane Harvey caused there …
Churches respond to disasters with ‘Joyful Generosity’
Numerous Eastern PA Conference churches and districts have actively responded to recent disasters in the past month—especially hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria—prompted by a call for help from Bishop Peggy Johnson and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). In addition …
Disaster relief update: Donations sent; relief teams needed now
Eastern PA Conference Treasurer James Brown reports that he sent about $135,000 in disaster relief donations from the Eastern PA Conference to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) last week. More than $8 million has been raised through the Advance …
Help for hurricane victims
You can help bring relief to people dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. First, pray for the families, individuals and congregations affected and the many United Methodist volunteers…
Disaster relief needs grow; so does ‘response of God’s people’
“Harvey was a powerful storm, but we have witnessed the great power of God in the response of God’s people.” Those words by the Rev. Kendell Waller, Rio Texas Conference Director of Finance and Administration, are bearing true witness in …
Prayers, donations, readiness needed for Harvey response
The Eastern PA Conference is praying for our brothers and sisters in Texas and other areas who have been affected…
Hurricane-battered Haiti ready for UMVIM teams in January
After Hurricane Mathew caused devastation in Haiti Oct. 4, the UM Committee on Relief (UMCOR) quickly responded with emergency supplies and other assistance to the Methodist Church in Haiti (L’Eglise Methodiste d’Haiti, or EMH) Meanwhile, UM Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) …
UMCOR, churches respond to Hurricane Matthew’s destruction
Hurricane Matthew, one of the fiercest hurricanes in nearly a decade, left a trail of destruction including nearly 1,000 dead in Haiti and up to 90 percent of some areas there destroyed, plus nearly 40 dead in the Southeast United States— …