Disaster Response
Personal Preparedness Kit
09/02/12 12:49
This week the Office of Creative Ministries staff participated in the "Great Central U.S. Shakeout", an exercise in disaster preparedness. In order to be ready for a disaster we encourage you to put together a personal preparedness kit for your home. For more information and a suggested list for this kit visit http://health.mo.gov/emergencies/readyin3/.
Living Word UMC helps with clean up
20/05/11 08:20
On May 1st 558 people from Living Word UMC gave 2500 hours of community service in 33 projects. They served at schools, parks, retirement homes, church agencies and community agencies. They also did a lot of tornado clean up. Their green shirts which said "Go Living Word - All Church Service Day" were seen everywhere.
First UMC Sikeston Receives Flood Buckets
13/05/11 09:21
Pictured are flood buckets being unloaded at First UMC, Sikeston. The Office of Creative Ministries delivered a combined total of 1,500 flood buckets to the First United Methodist Churches in Popular Bluff and Sikeston. Some of the buckets were transported in the Festival of Sharing gooseneck trailer driven from Steve Baima, Community UMC and Joe Bartelsmeyer, Mt. Vernon UMC. The majority of the flood buckets were transported by Convoy of Hope. All of the buckets came from the United Methodist Mid-West Distribution Center in Illinois. Click here for a list of items included in a flood bucket.
St. Louis Tornado Response
27/04/11 16:04
Our Missouri Conference Early Response Team from Liberty UMC along with the Office of Creative ministries skid-loader are hard at work removing debris in St. Louis. If you or your congregation would like to receive the UMCOR Early Response Training call the Office of Creative Ministries at 573-474-7155.
Flooding in Pakistan
02/09/10 11:09
The devastating floods resulting from the monsoons in Pakistan have killed 1,400 people and displaced 20 million others. The United Methodist Committee On Relief is working to provide aid to those displaced by this disaster. To assist in their efforts please visit their website for informational resources and instructions on how to donate. (Photo from CNN.COM)
Flood Buckets Delivered to Big Lake
03/08/10 13:43
Jeff Baker picked up the 500 flood buckets yesterday from the Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Chatham, IL. Today Tony Sanders, volunteer from Centralia UMC, is delivering them to Oregon UMC for flood clean up in Big Lake, MO.
Trailer Donation
20/07/10 08:14
Barbara Burner, a life long United Methodist, donated a 38' camping RV to Creative Ministries. Barbara had heard about Creative Ministries from a friend in Virginia. She said the work done by Methodists during and after a disaster is important. The RV will be used to house teams responding to disasters as well as a mobile command station for AmeriCorps workers. The addition of the unit greatly increases our long term response capabilities.