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UMCOR Kits
Needed kits are currently being sent to our area from the UMCOR Warehouse. We will need to replenish these supplies at a later date. If your church wants to put kits together – and has a place to store them – Hygiene Kits and Tornado Buckets will be needed in the weeks ahead.
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We are grateful for your prayers and financial assistance for all of our brothers and sisters in Christ who have been directly affected by the tornados in our area.
Several of our communities and churches were significantly damaged in both the Cumberland River District and the Red River District. We also are getting reports of damage in the Caney Fork River District.
Our Disaster Response team is working with clergy, district superintendents and our bishop to assess damages. So far, we know that we have churches that are severely damaged. Below are photos from Dodson Chapel UMC, Braden Memorial UMC, and East End UMC. We are awaiting reports on congregation members as well as from other churches that may have been affected.
The Tennessee Conference appreciates your financial assistance in responding to this disaster. You may make tax-deductible contributions that will go directly to our disaster response efforts.
Please allow first responders to do their jobs today. We will let you know how you can volunteer assistance as we know more. Our Disaster Response Coordinator, Robert Craig, is assessing how our churches will need help and what types of supplies may be needed.
– Bishop McAlilly’s Blog Post about the Tornado Response
– UMCOR Provides Financial Assistance and additional link for Giving
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has awarded a solidarity grant to the Tennessee Annual Conference in response to last night’s tornadoes to support initial relief efforts.
Join UMCOR in supporting our neighbors in Tennessee. Please give to United States Disaster Response and Recovery through Advance #901670: https://advance.umcor.org/p-620-umcor-us-disaster-response-and-recovery.aspx
– UMNews Article: Tennessee Tornadoes
