What Can I Do?
By Jim Truitt | Image by Jesse N. Love
The world has suffered many natural disasters over the last two years from typhoons in the Philippines,...
PNW UMC Early Response Teams support Spokane County Flood Relief
Early Response Teams from The PNW Conference received a request for support from the Spokane County Emergency Manager. An initial call was in early...
UMVIM: Seeking Help with Historic Okanogan UMC
(Left) Okanogan United Methodist Church (photo courtesy of Joe Mabel/Wikimedia Commons) and (Right) an example of tuckpointing (photo by David Hawgood, Wikimedia Commons).
PNW Volunteers...
Updated: United Methodists respond to deadly tornadoes
Ida Rose (right) receives a hug from Sheri Mathews, Spiritual and Emotional Care Team supervisor for the Arkansas Conference Disaster Response Team. Rose is...
Wildfire Update: 180 homes burned, financial support needed
An air tanker plane dropping fire retardant over the advancing Chelan Butte wildfire (part of the Chelan Complex fire) in Chelan, Wash. Photo courtesy...
Wildfires Update: Our Work Continues – How to Volunteer – Get Training
By Jim Truitt
The wildfires in eastern Washington are finally either out or fully contained. State and Federal assessors are in the field this week...
Church brings hope to Ebola-infected families
By Kathy L. Gilbert | United Methodist News Service
One Sunday morning, a young man called the local radio station in Ganta, Liberia, and threatened to...
Volunteers needed: ERTs, UMVIM team-up for pastor’s house fire recovery
By Kathy Bryson
The Pacific Northwest UMC Early Response Team and United Methodist Volunteer in Mission (UMVIM) members are teaming up August 16-21, 2017 to...
Philippines: Relief after Typhoon
After the passage of Typhoon Bopha, Ciony Ayo-Eduarte (in yellow shirt), the director of operations in the Philippines for the United Methodist Committee on...
UMNS: Church helps rebuild communications in Philippines
By United Methodist News Service
A United Methodist-led team has been providing communications relief in the Philippines this week, assessing needs and identifying ways to reconnect...
