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UMCOR Disaster Response Updates

Get up to date on UMCOR’s disaster response efforts. Learn how you can help impacted communities around the world through prayer, service and giving.

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UMCOR US Disaster Response and Recovery (USDR)

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UMCOR International Disaster Response and Recovery (IDR)

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UMCOR Sager Brown

Providing opportunities for both short and long-term volunteers to engage in hands-on mission wor…

UMCOR COVID-19 Response Fund

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UMCOR – Where Most Needed

Supporting programs that fight hunger and poverty, assist the displaced, and respond to disasters…

UMCOR Global Migration

Addressing the global refugee and migration crisisDescribe the Need Affecting CommunityMillions o…

Give Ye Them To Eat

Training villagers in agriculture, health, sustainable home construction and appropriate technolo…

UMCOR Material Resources

Enhancing the purchase of emergency response and disaster relief supplies for use in the United S…

Shelter for Displaced Widows

Giving shelter to widows who have been rejected from their homes by their late husbands' relativ…

UMCOR’s focus – being where most needed

How does UMCOR work in so many places each year? An amazing network of reliable partners is the key.
Former UMC Missionary Andrew Lee with participants in a children's ministry in Cambodia.

UMCOR expands efforts against the coronavirus; launches giving campaign and COVID-19 Response Fund

Through the COVID-19 Response Fund, UMCOR plans to release grants to equip partners who assist vulnerable populations in the U.S.

UMCOR names new executive director

The United Methodist Committee on Relief will enter its ninth decade led by Lara S. Martin who brings a strong

Puerto Rico recovers from 2017 hurricanes, aided by UMCOR, UMVIM

The month of September marks two years since Hurricane Maria brought widespread destruction to Puerto Rico. The recovery has progressed

UMCOR’s Work on the U.S.-Mexico border

We believe that both humanitarian assistance and policy change are required in this current moment of transition and confusion on

UMCOR relief efforts continue in Gaza and other communities

The United Methodist Committee on Relief has supported relief operations in Gaza, the West Bank throughout 2024 and into the

UMCOR helps local partners respond to Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian, whose maximum sustained winds of 150 mph tied it as the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to strike the

UMCOR and humanitarian partners feed thousands in Gaza

Despite tremendous obstacles, UMCOR and other faith-based humanitarian organizations continue to provide relief in Gaza.

In Focus | UMCOR

The work of UMCOR is in focus for the month of March. Executive director Roland Fernandes writes of UMCOR’s reach
Overview video of UMCOR's work in disaster response, migration and sustainability to strengthen communities worldwide.

Connecting the Church in Mission: Humanitarian Relief and Recovery

How-to video on assembling a menstrual hygiene kit.

UMCOR Menstrual Hygiene Kit Assembly Video

How-to video on assembling a hygiene kit.

UMCOR Hygiene Kit Assembly Video

How-to video on assembling a cleaning kit.

UMCOR Cleaning Kit Assembly Video

Demo of equipment such as solar panels and generators, available for use by Conference Disaster Response Coordinators.

UMCOR Sustainable Response Technology Library 2025

Road map to connect the church in mission and alleviate human suffering.

Global Ministries and UMCOR Strategic Plan (2025 -2026)

Grant application for the UMCOR Mustard Seed Migration program to help United Methodist churches in the U.S. engage in ministry with migrants in their communities.

Mustard Seed Migration Grant Application

Theological commentary on migration and the role UMCOR plays in supporting people on the move globally.

Migration Matters

Help raise awareness and support for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Download this bulletin insert and print it for use at your church.

Hurricane Melissa Relief Bulletin Insert

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