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	UMCOR Sager Brown Weathers Hurricane Gustav The relief agency supply center in Baldwin, LA, and local homes did not sustain major damage from Hurricane Gustav. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Emergencies \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 02, 2008
	Global AIDS Event Encourages Participants to "Lighten the Burden" On the eve of the 2008 United Methodist General Conference, the denomination's Global AIDS Fund celebrated its first four years of work toward an AIDS-free world. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: AIDS/HIV \| GBGM programs \| General Conference \| Health \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 23, 2008
	Bishops Elect Goodpaster as President-Designate Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster, 59, was unanimously elected April 19 to lead the council in two years. His tenure will begin in 2010 at the conclusion of the presidency of Iowa Bishop Gregory Palmer, who will assume the presidency from Bishop Janice Riggle Huie during the 2008 General Conference this spring. Palmer was elected last November to a two-year term. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: GBGM news \| United Methodist Church \| World \| Date posted: Apr 22, 2008
	UMCOR Directors Approve $52 Million for Hurricane Recovery STAMFORD, Conn., April 4—United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is fielding a robust hurricane recovery program serving thousands of families in the Gulf Coast of the United States over the next three years. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 07, 2006
	Era of Relief Ends in Bosnia and Herzegovina NEW YORK, NY, March 31, 2006—The era of United Methodist relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina has ended and the era of self-sufficiency has begun as United Methodist Committee on Relief withdraws after a 13-year project. UMCOR is a unit of the church’s global mission agency. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Communities \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Bosnia-Herzegovina \| Date posted: Mar 31, 2006
	One Great Hour of Sharing helps UMCOR change lives The house on Little River Road is still on its pad, unmoved by the water that rushed in from two directions in a Bayou La Batre, Ala., neighborhood. The roof had been partially dislodged by the high winds of Hurricane Katrina that blew through this coastal town last August Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: One Great Hour of Sharing \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 16, 2006
	UMCOR News: Sudan: Hope for Survival Harvest and Hope Mark UMCOR’s First Year in Sudan Long before the convoy of visitors arrived at El Ferdous, the sounds of drums, chants, and singing reached across the woodland savanna. These were the sounds of welcome in South Darfur, Sudan. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Donations \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Africa \| Sudan \| Date posted: Jan 26, 2006
	UMCOR Opens New Relief Centers After Rita, Responds to Crowded Shelters NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2005—“There is not a structure standing in Cameron Parish.” That was the grim assessment this morning of an observer in western Louisiana getting a look at the effects of Hurricane Rita’s punishing winds in Louisiana and Texas over the weekend of Sept. 24- 25. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 27, 2005
	Opening Your Doors Tips For Congregations That May Host Evacuees Remember, It Takes a Community Form a Committee Before any decisions are made regarding hosting evacuees, form a committee among interested persons to work together. Hosting evacuees should be a community effort. UMCOR does not recommend individuals sponsoring evacuees. Evacuees belonged to a community before Hurricane Katrina. Now, they will need a new community to support them. . Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Refugees \| Research \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 16, 2005
	UMCOR Offers Hospitality Guidelines for Hosting Evacuees Hosting evacuees is a major decision that will take the actions of communities working together, say United Methodist Committee on Relief officials, who today announced guidelines for congregations seeking to host evacuees. “Evacuees belonged to a community before Hurricane Katrina. Now they will need a new community to support them,” said Kristin L. Sachen, UMCOR’s emergency services office executive. Rev. Sachen said the first step is forming a team, because “hosting evacuees should be a community effort.” Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Natural disasters \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 16, 2005
	UMCOR to Participate in Ecumenical Hospitality, Resettlement, of Evacuees United Methodist Committee on Relief workers are negotiating a role in ecumenical hospitality for evacuees who need temporary housing but the plan won’t be fully operational until next week, agency officials said Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Donations \| Natural disasters \| Refugees \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 08, 2005
	UMCOR’s Initial Response to Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina made landfall this morning as a powerful category 4 storm. As the nation watched and waited to see the damage Katrina inflicted on Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and other states as it moves inland, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is ready to respond. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| Health \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| South Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 29, 2005
	Already High Child Mortality Rates Soars in Niger NEW YORK, NY, August 8, 2005—Drought killed off last year’s harvest in the in Niger’s inhospitable habitat where Tourareg and Haoussa farmers plant small crops of millet and pumpkins; and what drought did not consume, locusts did. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Agriculture \| Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| Health \| Hunger \| International affairs \| Poverty \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Africa \| Niger \| Date posted: Aug 08, 2005
	Gulf Coast Residents Clean-Up after Dennis While Keeping Watch for Hurricane Emily This week as residents of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama clean up after Hurricane Dennis’ high winds and rains, others inland sweep water out of flooded homes, hoping to dry out before the next storm arrives. Tensions are high as communities, already battered by last summer’s fierce hurricanes, endured Dennis and now brace for Hurricane Emily, a category 2 storm that recently passed through the Windward Islands. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| South Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Jul 14, 2005
	Hurricane Dennis Pounds the Gulf Coast and Floods Inland Areas The devastation wrought by Hurricane Dennis added insult to injury for many Gulf Coast residents still recovering from Hurricane Ivan last September. Dennis followed much the same path as Ivan, striking homes left roofless 10 months ago. Representatives of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) are working in affected areas to assess damage and meet immediate needs. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM news \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Mission updates \| United States \| Date posted: Jul 12, 2005
	Darfur Peace Step Evokes Cautious Optimism from Mission Leaders Ground rules to resolve three years of conflict in Darfur, Sudan’s troubled western region, have drawn “cautious optimism” from United Methodist mission executives. The rules were announced on July 6 in Abuja, Nigeria. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Civil rights \| Conflict \| Hate \| Health \| Human rights \| Hunger \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Newsletters \| Poverty \| Race \| Refugees \| Violence \| War \| Methodism \| Letters \| Sudan \| Africa \| Date posted: Jul 07, 2005
	UMCOR Supports Tsunami’s “Hidden” Emergencies Fishing gear in Somalia, home repairs in India, and school buildings in Thailand are three examples of aid United Methodists are providing in tsunami-damaged areas—but often unnoticed by international media. This work is being done by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in collaboration with ecumenical partners that are able to deliver long-term relief and rehabilitation services. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Tsunami \| Africa \| India \| Indonesia \| Somalia \| Sri Lanka \| Thailand \| Date posted: Jun 30, 2005
	Zimbabwe: To Buy Seed Is a Sign of Hope Dry, parched fields push up to the churches and homes of Mashvingo District, Zimbabwe; cattle get a bit of water on a prescribed schedule. Yet in timeless acts of hospitality, the people share sweet potatoes and boiled tea with one another. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Agriculture \| Christian love \| Communities \| Ecumenical \| Environment \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| Poverty \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Water \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Africa \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: May 25, 2005
	Tsunami Recovery in Indonesia Reveals Resilient Human Spirit The ornate handle shaped like an elephant's trunk stood out among the debris scattered around Banda Aceh. It looked like it broke off of a pottery vase or pitcher. In comparison to the other items in the rubble, a visitor could tell that this once belonged to something special. The handle caught the eye of an UMCOR official visiting Indonesia in April. She reflected how this piece of pottery echoes what the tsunami did in many areas: it took something beautiful and cherished, and left brokenness. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Tsunami \| Indonesia \| Date posted: May 11, 2005
	UMCOR Explores New Options for Tsunami Relief in India Methodist Churches in southeast India and Andaman Island are paving the way for long-term recovery in their regions following the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Tsunami \| India \| Date posted: May 11, 2005
	United Methodist Tsunami Response Exceeds $32 Million: Long-term Aid Slated for Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Somalia United Methodists contributed $32.4 million to their Church's emergency fund that is providing relief and rehabilitation in the wake of devastating South Asia tsunamis late last year. UMCOR detailed a $19.2 million long-term development package for Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Projects are also underway in India and Somalia. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Communities \| Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| GBGM news \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Partners/partnerships \| Tsunami \| Africa \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| India \| Indonesia \| Somalia \| Sri Lanka \| Date posted: Apr 13, 2005
	UMCOR Slates Long Term Hurricane Recovery Operations in Haiti, Grenada A $2 million United Methodist relief investment will assist residents of Haiti and Grenada to rebuild and repair homes and revive economies after hurricanes devastated both islands in September 2004. The board of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) meeting here, approved the project proposals. The new operations will augment $288,000 in emergency aid already dispatched to the island nations following Tropical Storm Jeanne and Hurricane Ivan. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Emergencies \| Natural disasters \| Poverty \| Rural \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Caribbean Islands \| Grenada \| Haiti \| Date posted: Apr 13, 2005
	UMCOR Board Affirms Work in Sudan And Releases Funding Information Funds from multiple sources are underwriting the operations of United Methodist Committee on Relief in the Darfur area of Sudan, the agency announced today. The UMCOR board of directors, meeting here, approved projects in agriculture extension, emergency supply distribution, and small-scale livelihoods totaling just over $1 million. A UMCOR field team is on the ground in the area troubled for months by armed clashes. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Conflict \| Emergencies \| Health \| UMCOR \| Violence \| Africa \| Sudan \| Date posted: Apr 13, 2005
	United Methodist Agency Opens Relief Operations in Embattled Darfur Area of Sudan The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in early February opened a new mission of direct relief and rehabilitation in the embattled Darfur region of Sudan. Top priorities include emergency aid and development services in water, sanitation, and agriculture. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Agriculture \| Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| Health \| International affairs \| Refugees \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Water \| Partners/partnerships \| Sudan \| Date posted: Feb 04, 2005
	UMCOR Assists Medical Relief in Remote Regions of India An UMCOR grant will assist doctors from \| the Christian Medical Association of India provide medical relief in \| areas where the government has not been able to reach. CMAI is the \| medical branch of the National Council of Churches of India. Source: UMCOR Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| Health \| International affairs \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| India \| Date posted: Dec 31, 2004
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