Volunteers will be needed to help in Hurricane Katrina recovery

To find out how you can help with hurricane cleanup, contact your United Methodist Volunteers in Mission jurisdictional and annual conference coordinators. A list of these coordinators is available on the web at http://web.archive.org/web/20130727153920/http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/mv/mission-teams-umvim/jurisdl-umvimcoords/ or write Mission Volunteers at [email protected] for contact information. They will provide details on creating and training a team as well as scheduling details. For information on what disaster sites are currently scheduling volunteers, call the Volunteer Hotline at 800-918-3100.


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Disaster Relief
The Rev. Holly Cobb McKim, pastor of Spruce Pine United Methodist Church, reads from a list of encouragement cards sent by Sunday school children following Hurricane Helene. Screengrab by Lilla Marigza, UM News.

Church plays key role in Helene recovery

Members of Spruce Pine UMC suffered losses in Hurricane Helene, yet they immediately went to work caring for neighbors and welcoming UMVIM volunteers.
Theology and Education
The Rev. Valentine Cimpaye, Bujumbura District superintendent, stands in front of one of the destroyed buildings of the Lycée Technique Mgr. Jean Alfred Ndoricimpa secondary school in Bujumbura, Burundi. The United Methodist school was severely damaged by recent storms. Also pictured are Niyomwungere Juvénal (left), Lycée’s technical director, and Makarakiza Obed (right), district lay leader. Photo by Jerome Ndayisenga, UM News.

Storm destroys United Methodist school in Burundi

Founded in 2022, the church school is the only secondary school in the Rubirizi region, home to around 21,000 people.
Racism
The Rev. Neelley Hicks. Photo courtesy of the author.

Confronting hate: What do you wear?

An encounter with neo-Nazis shows how fear, the need for belonging and distorted views about Christianity form a dangerous mix.

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