The United Methodist Church responds when disasters strike.

The southeast United States is preparing for yet another severe storm with high winds and heavy rain.  This news comes as several states are still trying to clean up from earlier devastating storms. A mid-August storm caused wide-spread flooding in parts of Louisiana. “In two days, we received 6,000,000,000,000 gallons of water – yes, SIX. [...]

Tammy Kuntz Named New UMVIM-NCJ Coordinator

  The North Central Jurisdiction United Methodist Volunteers in Mission board is honored to announce that Tammy Kuntz will be the new coordinator.  She will begin part-time training in November and on January 1, 2017 will assume her role as UMVIM-NCJ coordinator, succeeding Lorna Jost who is retiring after 13 years of service. “What an [...]

Epworth Center Executive Director Named

Brianne "Bree" Blum will be the new Executive Director of the Epworth Center in Bethesda, Ohio, effective August 15, 2016.  Rev. Gail Angel, Southern Hills District Superintendent, says that Bree began her journey in Christian leadership as a young United Methodist camper out of Wheeling, WV, and she brings skills in administration, communication, marketing, website [...]