Bible exhibition highlights Christianity in China
From a stone tablet dating from 781 A.D. to a New Testament produced by a modern printing press, the Bible has had a long history in China.The post Bible exhibition highlights Christianity in China...
View ArticleTuesday, Oct. 30: United Methodists report on storm damage
The United Methodist Committee on Relief has made contact with disaster response coordinators in the denomination’s New York and Greater New Jersey annual (regional) conferences, but little information...
View ArticleNov. 1: Response in middle of disaster; prayer, flood buckets order of day
“As the East Coast prepared for Hurricane Sandy, business was as usual at Drew Theological School,” wrote Ivelisse G. Castellano, a second-year Master of Divinity student and a Latino/Latina seminary...
View ArticleNov. 2: United Methodists roll up sleeves to help those enduring the impact...
United Methodist News Service will continue to update information on recovery efforts as the information becomes available. From providing shelters and soup kitchens to ferrying truckloads of requested...
View ArticleParsonage Becomes Shelter; Gas Woes May Slow Help
The Community United Methodist Church is without power like much of its Massapequa, N.Y., neighborhood, but two families in the congregation have found shelter at the parsonage with Pastor Jeff Wells...
View ArticleCare for Evacuees, Disaster Personnel
Fifteen nursing home residents from Far Rockaway, Queens, have found a temporary respite from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy at Methodist-affiliated Bethel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in...
View ArticlePicking up the Pieces: Comfort, Demo, Food and Water
New York City Associate Pastor Vicki Flippin reports: The Church of the Village and friends walked up food and water to the Lower East Side housing projects! Our quads are sore, but our hearts are...
View ArticleWorld Methodist Council offers prayers for those in Sandy’s wake, urges...
In the Nov. 2 “First Friday” newsletter of the World Methodist Council, the Rev. Ivan Abrahams, the council’s top executive, expressed his prayers and support for those in the United States affected by...
View ArticleN.Y. United Methodists prepare to send out volunteers on Staten Island and...
New York United Methodists are preparing to dispatch volunteers on Staten Island and Long Island to assist survivors of Hurricane Sandy.The post N.Y. United Methodists prepare to send out volunteers on...
View ArticleStuffing the bus for Staten Island
For one family, the tragic loss of a friend in New York turned into a church-hosted donation drive and a small trailer full of supplies headed for Staten Island.The post Stuffing the bus for Staten...
View ArticleJellyfish add note of levity to destruction of Sandy
As if the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy weren’t already overwhelming in the storm’s wake, Leroy Morgan of Freeport, N.Y., found himself faced with another astonishing and wholly unexpected,...
View ArticleNYAC Bishop McLee Visits Staten Island
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. Last week, I visited Staten Island to share with the survivors and relief workers responding to Hurricane Sandy.The post NYAC Bishop McLee...
View ArticleNY Mets serve up lunch at United Methodist mission
Mets pitcher Matt Harvey donned a pair of blue latex gloves for a workout yesterday – serving up Thanksgiving side dishes instead of 92 mile-per-hour fastballs at the United Methodist Center in Far...
View ArticleThousands of Sandy survivors know church cares
One month after the hurricane-turned-Superstorm Sandy hit, it's possible to summarize the church's response in numbers, though these statistics are ever-changing as relief efforts continue in earnest....
View Article‘They were beyond human’
Across the country, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has trained more than 10,000 ERT members who help people. Their specialized training and credentials allow them to move quickly into...
View ArticleLong Islanders get Sandy relief
This year, the flooding generated by Hurricane Sandy rose four to five feet “all over the place” on the property of the 87-year-old member of Freeport United Methodist Church.The post Long Islanders...
View ArticleSandy giving now at $6.1 million; teams needed
United Methodists are continuing to contribute both money and volunteer time to the denomination’s relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.The post Sandy giving now at $6.1 million; teams...
View ArticleMore teams needed for Sandy recovery in Northeast U.S.
United Methodist coordinators in New Jersey, New York and Maryland are beginning to schedule rebuilding teams for those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy last October.The post More teams...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Relief: Volunteers Come From Near and Far
Volunteer teams from other areas of New York and out-of-state continue to help in the New York Annual Conference relief effort. Here are thoughts from three teams about their work experience.The post...
View ArticleNY “Surviving Sandy” Groups Help Heal Invisible Scars
While homes damaged in Hurricane Sandy are being repaired and renovated on Long Island, N.Y., homeowners and their families must also deal with the psychological damage the disaster may have left...
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