UMCOR News & Features

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April

Cleaning Up and Restoring Life after Violent Storms in the Midwest-April 5, 2006

March

Era of Relief Ends in Bosnia and Herzegovina - March 31, 2006
Ganta Hospital and School Featured in NPR Report - March 24, 2006
One Great Hour of Sharing Helps UMCOR Change Lives - March 16, 2006
UMCOR in the News - March, 3, 2006
UMCOR Helps Louisiana Communities Respond to Needs of Displaced - March 3, 2006

February

Missionaries Named to Lead Relief Supply Depot - Feb. 22, 2006
Working Together as Partners Lessons from Long Term Recovery

- Feb. 14,2006

Sudan: Hope for Survival - Complete Series

January 2006

When the Sea Came: Tsunami One Year Later
US Immigration Reform: A Call to Bishops - Jan. 5, 2006.

December 2005

November 2005

October 2005

UMCOR Directs Tsunami Funds to Chennai, Andaman. October 12, 2005.
UMCOR Responds to Hurricane Stan, Volcanic Eruption in Central America. October 10, 2005.
UMCOR Responds to South Asia Earthquake. October 10, 2005.
Hurricane recovery in Louisiana. October 6, 2005.
UMCOR to Assist FEMA in Case Management Training. October 5, 2005.

September 2005

UMCOR Opens New Relief Centers After Rita, Responds to Crowded Shelters. Sept. 27, 2005.
UMCOR Is Ready for Rita, Officials Say. September 20, 2005.
UMCOR to Participate in Ecumenical Hospitality, Resettlement, of Evacuees. UMCOR, Sept. 8, 2005
Volunteers for UMCOR Shaped by Training. UMCOR, Sept. 8, 2005
United Methodists Reach Out to Evacuees in Houston. UMCOR, Sept. 7, 2005
Hosting Evacuees: UMCOR Invited to Advise. UMCOR, Sept. 6, 200
United Methodists Get to Work after Katrina. UMCOR, Sept. 2, 2005

August 2005

UMCOR's Begins Three-Stage Response to Hurricane Katrina , August 30, 2005
UMCOR's Initial Response to Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005
Already High Child Mortality Rates Soars in Niger, UMCOR, August 8, 2005.
New United Methodist Health Ministry Targets Malaria, GBGM, August 2, 2005.

July 2005

Gulf Coast Residents Clean-Up after Dennis While Keeping Watch for Hurricane Emily, UMCOR, July 14, 2005.
United Methodists Begin Storm Cleanup, Offer Online Giving Option, UMNS, July 12, 2005
Hurricane Dennis Pounds the Gulf Coast and Floods Inland Areas, UMCOR, July 12, 2005

June 2005

UMCOR Supports Tsunami's Hidden Emergencies,UMCOR, June 30, 2005
At Last They Arrived! A Michigan Congregation Joyfully Sponsors a Refugee Family from Uganda, GBGM, June 22, 2005
Earthquake Damages Methodist Schools in Andes Mountains of Chile, GBGM, June 16, 2005.
Every Kit Counts, UMCOR, June 9, 2005.
United Methodists Advocate for Hunger Awareness, UMNS, June 8, 2005

May 2005

Interfaith Event to Highlight Hunger and Poverty, GBGM, May 26, 2005
Zimbabwe: To Buy Seed Is a Sign of Hope, UMCOR, May 25, 2005
Working Together to End Human Trafficking in Kosovo, UMCOR, May 10, 2005
UMCOR Explores New Options for Tsunami Relief in India, UMCOR, May 11, 2005
Tsunami Recovery in Indonesia Reveals Resilient Human Spirit, UMCOR, May 11, 2005

April 2005

Church Provides Help to Clear Mozambique of Landmines, UMNS, April 20, 2005.
UMCOR Directors Approve $1.5 Million for Start-up Work in Haiti, UMNS, April 14, 2005.
UMCOR Slates Long Term Hurricane Recovery Operations in Haiti, Grenada, UMCOR, April 12, 2005.
UMCOR Board Affirms Work in Sudan And Releases Funding Information, UMCOR, April 12, 2005.
United Methodist Tsunami Response Exceeds $32 Million: Long-term Aid Slated for Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Somalia, UMCOR, April 12, 2005.

March 2005

UMCOR Joins Relief Efforts for New Indonesia Quake UMCOR, March 29, 2005.
Methodists to Assist Fishing Societies in Sri Lanka, UMNS, March 18, 2005.
UMCOR Assists Afghan Families Suffering Harsh Winter, March 12, 2005
UMCOR Winterization Program in Afghanistan, UMCOR, March 4, 2005.

February 2005

UMCOR Opens Relief Operations in Embattled Darfur Area of Sudan, UMCOR, February 4, 2005.
Ganta United Methodist Hospital Provides Hope in Liberia, UMNS, February 3, 2005.
UMCOR Readies Start-up Operations in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, UMNS, February 2, 2005.
United Methodist Church Offers Opportunities to Help Children Affected by Tsunami, UMNS, February 1, 2005.
United Methodists Continue Hurricane Aid in Alabama-West Florida, UMNS, February 1, 2005

January 2005

UMCOR Receives $6 million for Tsunami Relief, but Need Continues, UMNS, January 27, 2005.
Souper Bowl Will Raise Tsunami Aid, Help Local Hunger Ministries, UMNS, January 27, 2005.
United Methodists Forge Ties with Indonesian Church for Recovery Work, UMNS, January 16, 2005.
Staying the Course in "Mega-Disaster" Rehabilitation, UMCOR, January 14, 2005.
Methodists Provide Aid in Hard-hit Indonesian Province, UMNS January 14, 2005.
Poverty Drove up Tsunami Fatalities, GBGM Top Executive Says, UMNS January 14, 2005.
Indonesian City of Medan Provides Aid for Injured, Homeless (includes Rumah Sakit Methodist Hospital), UMNS January 14, 2005.
Be Careful in Online Giving to Tsunami Relief, GBGM, January 12, 2005.
UMCOR Sets Stage for Long-term Tsunami Recovery, UMCOR, January 11, 2005.
United Methodists' Contributions Reach $2 Million, GBGM, January 10, 2005.
United Methodist Delegation to Take Concern and Medicine to Tsunami Ravaged Area of Indonesia, GBGM, January 7, 2004.
UMCOR Depot Serves as Hub for Aid to Tsunami-stricken Areas, UMNS, January 7, 2005.
UMCOR Provides $750,000 in Relief to Tsunami Stricken Region, UMCOR, January 6, 2005.
UMCOR to Consider Additional Services in Tsunami Disaster, UMCOR, January 6, 2005.
Sri Lanka Churches Worried about Looting in Tsunami-hit Areas, ENI, January 4, 2005.
Standing in the Rubble of Sri Lanka: Reflections of a United Methodist Missionary, Paul Jeffrey, January 4, 2005.
United Methodists Tap Ingenuity, Compassion to Raise Tsunami Relief Funds, UMNS, January 3, 2005.