Disaster Response

 Program Description:
The CTC Disaster Response Ministry supports the efforts of our congregations to prepare for and respond to disasters near and far.  We work in the areas of Disaster Preparedness, Early Response, and Spiritual Care, and partner with UMCOR and UMVIM to support long-term disaster recovery and international relief efforts.  For more detailed information about the various ways that you or your church may serve in a time of disaster, please click here to download a brochure

 

Highlighted Ministries:

PAKISTAN: FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS STILL GROWING

Flood-affected areas of Pakistan are equal to the “entire size of England, Bangladesh, or Cuba” and continue to grow, according to the United Nations. Some 17.2 million people are “significantly affected,” 1.2 million homes are destroyed, and 800,000 people are completely cut off by floodwaters. At the end of last week, more than a million people were evacuated from threatened towns in Sindh province, said news reports. A total of six million people have been displaced since the flooding began more than a month ago. UMCOR is working with partners Church World Service, Muslim Aid, and GlobalMedic in Pakistan, and last week supplied a new grant to GlobalMedic to bring medical aid, via an inflatable field hospital, and clean water to Punjab province. Your help is urgently needed. Please give to International Disaster Response, UMCOR Advance #982450, and earmark your check for Pakistan Emergency.

UMCOR Birthing Kits:  Click here to learn about the newest UMCOR Emergency Birthing Kit to be shipped worldwide from Sager Brown and other UMCOR related depots.  Click here for a church bulletin insert.

 

Resources:
Church leaders!  Do you need resources to help your congregation(s) prepare for and respond to disasters?  Click here to get resources from the Central Texas Conference's new Toolkit for Disaster Preparedness and Response

 For the latest news on disasters in the weekly UMCOR hotline click here

UMCOR Emergency Response

Sager Brown Depot

One Great Hour of Sharing

Training Opportunities:
 Conference leaders in disaster response are available to train your congregation in two important areas:

Early Response Team training provides essential information for self-sufficient teams that serve just after a disaster occurs, assisting with debris and home cleanup as well as prevention of further damage to homes.

UMCOR’s “Connecting Neighbors” training guides local churches in preparing for and responding to disasters in your own community and beyond.  Information includes developing a church disaster plan, assessing the resources of the church community, and serving in a disaster area outside of your local community.
 
Additionally, the conference can provide training through UMCOR in the area of Spiritual Care.
 
If you are interested in organizing training for your congregation or participating individually, please let us know!

 

Contacts:
Central Texas Conference Coordinator:  Laraine Waughtal, 254/595-1503; revlaraine@yahoo.com

 District Coordinators:
Brownwood: 

Mid-Cities: Ed Balsly, 817/428-2775, 992-1889; piloted22@sbcglobal.net
Fort Worth:  Page Hines, 817/335-6080 ext. 101; phines@firststreetmission.org

          Mary Nell Partin, 817/232-0390; marynell@saginawumc.org

Temple:  Warren Gossett; 512/577-3767; Warren_gossett@yahoo.com

          JD Wynne, john@wynnes.us
Waco: Dawn Gilliland,254/751-0411; gilliland007@hotmail.com

          Chuck Freeto
Waxahachie: 

Weatherford: Rex Layfield, 817/688-7002; layfiewr@aol.com

          Glenn Jones, 817/599-4231, 972/935-6312; glenn@fumcweatherford.org

At-Large: David McCurdy, 817/488-9324, 683-4137; dmcCurdy8600@yahoo.com

          Rita Hotz, 254/368-7327; bubblydiv@aol.com

 

 

 

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