disaster response

The Rev. Callie Winn Crawford describes the process of reopening and restoring Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, sending the 60-foot steeple crashing through the roof. Crawford said the church hosted volunteer teams for almost three years. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Church’s light shines bright in New Orleans

In the early days of Katrina recovery, Rayne Memorial United Methodist became a hub for housing and deploying volunteer teams that came to muck and gut the houses around New Orleans.

Disaster Relief

Items to aid flood victims in Tanzania are organized in the Masai District by volunteers from the local United Methodist church. With financial support from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the church helped 250 families affected by the disaster. Photo courtesy of the North Katanga Episcopal Area disaster management office.

Church brings vital aid to flood victims in Tanzania

The United Methodist Church — with support from UMCOR — came to the aid of hundreds of families affected by devastating floods in Tanzania.

Disaster Relief

John Lusulu, financial assistant with the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s disaster management office in eastern Congo, helps a young woman carry food during a distribution operation for people displaced by war in Goma, Congo. Each household received one month’s food aid and essential non-food items. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Church helps thousands of displaced families in Congo

Financial support from UMCOR helped to provide food, necessities and feminine hygiene items to more than 12,500 people displaced by war.

Young People

Students worked on construction and repair projects for this year's College U.M. ARMY. “These students not only care for their clients, but they also care for one another.” Photo courtesy of the Texas Annual Conference.

College students enlist in U.M. ARMY

More than 80 college students from Texas and Louisiana came together in the Texas Hill Country for a week of mission work and fellowship through College U.M. ARMY. The event featured projects such as the construction of accessibility ramps and repair work on homes damaged by a recent tornado.

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