Relief for those fleeing Washington fires
By Linda Bloom | Aug. 26, 2015 | NEW YORK (UMNS)
Last summer, a wildfire scorched the back of Pateros Community United Methodist Church in Washington State and...
Additional UMVIM Teams Needed for Galena, AK
Our ongoing efforts, through the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) program, to respond to the 2013 floods in Galena, Alaska are close to completion...
What are cooperative, caring ways we can reach out to neighbors during a disaster?
By Wendy Riddle | Photos by Dave Riddle
On Saturday, January 20, 2018, over 50 people from 15 congregations and 5 different denominations gathered at...
UMVIM team going to Texas!
By Cheryl Regan | Photos by Jim Truitt
Cheryl Reagan will be leading a UMVIM team to Texas. Reagan is inviting members from throughout the...
Hurricane Harvey: What Can You Do?
By Jim Truitt | Photos courtesy of the NOAA/NASA GOES Project, et. al.
Everyone can help.
In the world of disaster response, we say there are...
Rebuild: Up From the Ashes | Let’s Go Help Some People!!
Carlene Anders, Rosalee Mohney and Marilyn Hoff tour the Okanogan County area to view how much damage was done after the Washington Wildfires.
“The high...
Eastern Washington Wildfires
By the Rev. Stanley J. Norman
"This is a very active and fluid situation," fire spokesman Chuck Turey said. Mr. Turey is a master of...
Okanogan County: Fencing in the Rebuild!
By Rosalee Mohney | Photos by Andy O’Donnell
When we think of the devastation from the historic Okanogan County fires of recent years, it is...
Early Response Team Training
2012 was a really tough year across the United States. Natural disasters of all kinds caused massive damage to the infrastructure and personal property....
PNW UMVIM: Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
A glimpse of the damage caused by the Carlton Complex fire in Pateros, Wash.Carlton Complex Fire Recovery Update
By Jim Truitt | Photos by Jesse...
