The PNWUMC Disaster Response team is hosting an Early Response Team Basic Training October 14, 2017 at Bremerton UMC. UMCOR trained instructors will teach the ERT Basic and Refresher Class. For ERT members needing their badge renewed, the refresher segment is just the afternoon portion. Must be 18 years or older to participate. Classes are […]
Riverton Park UMC invites you to join them as they celebrate their new beginning in deepening service with their neighbors. The church has faithfully provided emergency and long-term housing, as well as a food bank and a location for cooking meals. Now, they’re planning to put permanent tent pads in place, refurbish a garage to […]
You are invited to join your Western Jurisdiction United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Coordinator and your Pacific Northwest UMVIM Coordinator for new, updated team leader training. Not planning to be a team leader? This information will also be useful to team members in general – we welcome everyone who wants to know more about […]
Learn from experienced volunteers, participate in hands-on activities and understand the right way to help disaster survivors move towards their “new normal”. Training emphasizes teaming skills, safety and ways to clear out flood debris. Classes are open to anyone 18 years or older. Lunch is provided and there is no cost for the training.
You are invited to join your Western Jurisdiction United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Coordinator and your Pacific Northwest UMVIM Coordinator for new, updated team leader training. Not planning to be a team leader? This information will also be useful to team members in general – we welcome everyone who wants to know more about […]
Be ready to help when a disaster strikes. Learn how to clean out a flooded home, sift through ashes and work alongside survivors while staying safe. The class is open to anyone 18 years or older. Our registration fee of $25 includes training materials, lunch and snacks. The deadline for registration is Friday, June 22, […]
Be ready to help when a disaster strikes. Learn from experienced instructors how to clean out a flooded home, sift through ashes and work alongside survivors while staying safe. $25 for the Basic class (8:30am – 5:00pm), $10 for Advanced Classes (8:30am – 12:30pm; for current or renewing ERT badge holders) includes training materials, […]
You are invited to join Cheryl Reagan, our PNW UMVIM Coordinator, for Volunteer In Mission leader training. Not planning to be a team leader? This information will also be useful to team members in general - we welcome everyone who wants to know more about volunteer service through UMVIM and/or leading mission trips. Cost is […]
Floods - Fires - Hurricanes - Tornadoes We're there. Early Response Team members are trained and badged volunteers ready to clean out flooded homes, sift ashes, haul debris after local, regional and national disasters. Teams work alongside and provide a caring Christian presence for disaster survivors. This two-day training offers Basic training for first-time participants […]
Tornado in Port Orchard • Typhoons in Saipan • Floods in Oklahoma We're There Be ready when the next disaster strikes to help those most in need. The Early Response Team Basic Training will prepare you on ways to clean out a flooded home, haul debris, sift through ashes and work alongside survivors while staying […]
This event had been postponed due to COVID-19. Basic ERT Class, Advanced Classes, special presentations, and speakers will all be offered. More details to follow. Contact Kathy Bryson for info at brysonpnw@gmail.com.
Be ready when the next disaster strikes to help those most in need. The Early Response Team Basic Training will prepare you on ways to clean out a flooded home, haul debris, sift through ashes and work alongside survivors while staying safe. The class is taught by United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) certified trainers […]
