By Tim Beck* On a cloudy Sunday across the Ohio Episcopal Area, more than 300 students and adult leaders from 31 United Methodist churches came ready to shine at the hands-on East Ohio Conference youth service event Project Feed. Hosted at The United Methodist Church of Kent (Northern Waters District), the event invited young people [...]
Category: Disaster Response
Helping Hands from Vermilion Grace UMC Show the Love of Christ to Hurricane Victims in North Carolina
By John Hill * Members of Vermilion Grace United Methodist Church (West Plains District) and three people from Vermilion Rotary traveled to Chimney Rock, North Carolina to assist residents still impacted by deadly Hurricane Helene. We had virtually no specific skills going in but were very willing to do whatever was asked of us or [...]
United Methodists from Four Conferences Travel to be the Hands and Feet of Christ in Georgia in the Aftermath of Deadly Hurricane Helene
By Georgette Gaston* In June 2024 Jim and I retired to the North Georgia mountains. Who knew that September would bring a hurricane! It was reported by weather experts that Hurricane Helene would arrive in the mountains as a tropical storm bringing wind shear with 80 mile-per-hour winds and 10 to 15 inches of rain. [...]