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Written: 10/6/2008 3:01:37 PM First UMC Humble will be hosting a National Night Out event Tuesday Oct. 7, 2008. (This is the scheduled date for Texas, though other states held their events in August) Designed to be a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, the National Ni...
Written: 10/6/2008 Dr. Richard Burnham surveys damage at the church parsonage of Bay Vue UMC. (UMNS Photo by Mike Dubose) By Kathy L. Gilbert, UMNS HOUSTON - Hurricane Ike's arrival was bad timing. Even though the Sept. 13 storm left behind miles of demolished homes, businesses and churches along the Texas ...
Written: 10/6/2008 By Ross Hyde The weeks following the Hurricane Ike, Shady Chapel United Methodist Church was very active in reaching into the community. Starting that Sunday with no electricity candles lined the alter and the church was opened an hour early and left open to allow those in the commu...
Written: 10/2/2008 9:26:06 AM Homeowner Sully Griffin, 73, takes a break from clearing debris at his home in Surfside Beach, Texas, to visit with United Methodist Bishop Janice Riggle Huie following Hurricane Ike. (UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.) Sully Griffin has an even better ocean-side view since Hurricane Ike chewed up the ho...
Written: 10/2/2008 Spirit Journey 2008 is October 23 - 25 at Lakeview Methodist Conference Center. Our "early" registration fee is being continued until October 9th due to the impact of Hurricane Ike. If you register after October 9th late registration fees will apply. “BEing and D...
Fall Clergy Spouse Retreat Cancelled
First Methodist Houston Disaster Workday Project
Written: 10/1/2008 The 2008 Greater Houston Leadership Education School has been re-scheduled for November 8, 2008 at Memorial Drive UMC in Houston. In 2008, the Greater Houston Leadership Education School is celebrating 30 years of GHLES. Over these past 30 years, we have encouraged teachers and le...
Written: 10/1/2008 Community volunteers distribute food to Hurricane Ike survivors at a supply center set up at Grace United Methodist Church in Manvel, Texas. (UMNS photo courtesy of Grace UMC) By Kathy L. Gilbert, UMNS MANVEL, Texas - With a handful of volunteers, the contents of a small church's p...
Stories of Hope and Healing in Response to Ike's Destruction
TAC's Cynthia Harvey Among Those Elected Written: 10/1/2008 The United Methodist Commission on Communication has elected its officers for 2009-12. Serving as president is Bishop Sally Dyck, who leads the denomination's Minnesota Area. She is joined on the executive committee by Devin Mauney, vice president and finance chair; the Rev. Renita Thomas, record...
Written: 10/1/2008 The Greater Houston Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is providing training for people willing to help others during major disasters like Hurricane Ike. We are adding to the greater Houston community’s ranks of pre-trained, pre-registered volunteers to be at the ready, so that they can mo...
Written: 10/1/2008 When the missions team of Bellville UMC met on Sept. 17 to plan a response to Hurricane Ike relief efforts, the flood bucket project caught their eye. Team members recalled a previous effort to send school supplies to Iraqi children which had mushroomed and captured significant community suppor...
Written: 10/1/2008 See Additional Photos Following an email message telling of an immediate need for baby care and flood clean-up items, members of Emory and Alba United Methodist Churches moved into action. The communication came from a Hurricane Ike-recovering pastor/friend of Rev. Kelly S. Krone, pastor for...
Written: 10/1/2008 Lake Junaluska, N.C. - The Foundation for Evangelism awards Dr. Keith Tonkel with the 2008 Distinguished Evangelist of The United Methodist Church Award. This prestigious award will be presented at the Foundation's Annual Banquet at Lake Junaluska, NC on November 1, 2008. Dr. Tonkel has a remark...
Jenkins, Bradfield Chapel Prepare Flood Buckets
Small Church Responds to Needs of Those Displaced
Clergy Skip Lunch Out; Donate to Relief Instead
Written: 9/30/2008 Bishop Janice Riggle Huie and Dr. Don Waddleton visit with Vivian Paysse, 99, at her home in Bayou Vista, Texas, following Hurricane Ike. (UMNS photo by Mike DuBose) By Kathy L. Gilbert, UMNS BAYOU VISTA, Texas -Vivian Paysse celebrated her 99th birthday a few days before Hurricane Ike ...
Written: 9/30/2008 FUMC Pearland member Rody Kuchar cuts a fallen tree on the church's property. Within two days after Hurricane Ike’s destruction, the First United Methodist Church of Pearland in collaboration with Builders Without Borders of Texas, Inc., jumped into action. Teams were out in...
Summer Collegium, a Lilly Endowment project
Kilgore Wesley to Hold Alumni Homecoming Reunion
Written: 9/29/2008 10:31:02 AM January 6-9, 2009 Westin Galleria Hotel Houston, TX The Convocation for Pastors of Black Churches informs, inspires and encourages pastors of Black Churches and those who support them. Learn from renowned pastors who are recognized for their leadership in Black settings. D...
Written: 9/29/2008 10:25:58 AM World Communion Sunday gives Christians a time to share in the sacrament and then to serve God through scholarships for U.S. (racial- and ethnic-minority) and international students. These scholarships enable people from around the world to serve and lead in their home churches and communities ...
Written: 9/29/2008 The congregation at Soules Chapel UMC in Gilmer has decided to donate the proceeds from their sesquicentennial celebration to aid Ike recovery. “We have been planning the celebration for months now and the good people here met last night for our regular Ad Council and elected unanimo...
Song, Video with Methodist Churches Written: 9/29/2008 Stefan Youngblood, Director of Contemporary Worship at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, NC offers free song for churches and schools in Houston and Galveston. It’s simply an anthem of hope called “We Will Rise.” Written during Hurricane Marilyn, "...
Summer Collegium, a Lilly Endowment Project
Health Care Advocates Rally at Houston City Hall
Texas United Methodists Need Help Rebuilding After Ike
7 Days of Prayer
Written: 9/24/2008 Amerson Brothers sign Celebrating the Offering during an "Evening with the Authors," sponsored by Discipleship Resources. A GBOD Feature NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Revs. Melvin and James Amerson, clergy brothers from Texas, have at least two things in common: they are from the same f...
Written: 9/24/2008 The Chaplains’ Office at The Methodist Hospital has emailed prayers each morning to all hospital staff during the two weeks since Hurricane Ike. They have served as a means of connecting all of us to the personal tragedies of many of our staff, and reminding us of the Source of our strength. O...
UM Pension Board Focuses on Long Term
Written: 9/22/2008 By Patty Prince See More Photos My husband and I returned from our vacation on a Friday night and the next day we were packing for a mandatory evacuation from Hurricane Gustav. It was a crazy time, believe me! We returned from that evacuation and a week later had to evacuate again...
Ministry of Presence to Devastated Communities Written: 9/22/2008 Bishop Huie speaks at one of the affected churches. See Photos from those churches By Susan J. Meister UMCOR - Domestic Disaster Correspondent Texas Conference Bishop Janice Riggle Huie was on renewal leave at Duke University when Hurricane Ike roared through her co...
Laporte FUMC has Flood Buckets
Pasadena Community Ministries Helps Area Residents
FUMC Pasadena Offers FEMA Registration Assistance
Written: 9/18/2008 On Thursday, Sept 17, Dr. Danny Wayman and Jonathan Wayman brought a truck with pallets of water, MRE’s (meals, ready to eat) and ice to Pasadena from Williams Memorial UMC in Texarkana. They located at the Golden Acres United Methodist church at about 2:00 PM and with the help of me...
Leaders Tour Hard-hit Texas Areas
Written: 9/17/2008 The damage left by hurricane Ike has cause immediate widespread need for flood buckets. We are working on locations where they can be sent. The current list is as follows: La Porte 9601 W. Fairmont Pkwy La Porte, TX 77571 Contact: Rev. Kelley Sullivan Cell 281-413-4121 Church 281-47...
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Written: 9/17/2008 What is the Advance? US: HURRICANE IKE RESPONSE Hurricane Ike made its devastating landfall in Galveston, Tex., and along the Gulf Coast on Sept. 12, forcing many people into temporary shelters and leaving about 1.5 million people without power. Hurricane Ike caused severe damage to homes,...
A message from Tomsk Russia UMC
Disaster Response Partnership Opportunities
Written: 9/16/2008 At this time we are planning for groups who wish to aid our region with disaster response. If your conference or church has a response team that is interested in coming here please go to: http://www.txcumc.org/ikevolunteer We will respond as quickly as possible. ...
Written: 9/15/2008 Damage Reports All churches need to report damage to the conference office as soon as possible. Contact us at one of the extensions below or e-mail Rick Goodrich at rgoodrich@txcumc.org. Leave a brief message letting us know: The name, city and district of the church Are th...
Affected Churches by District
Hurricane Ike Response to Begin in Texas, Louisiana
Conference Office Closed
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