United Methodist giving to Katrina relief exceeds $7 million
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A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose
Furnishings from Hartzell Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Slidell, La., are stacked for disposal after Katrina.
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furnishings from the sanctuary at Hartzell Mt. Zion United Methodist
Church in Slidell, La., are stacked outside the building for disposal
following Hurricane Katrina. The storm left six feet of water in the
sanctuary. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. Photo #05H143. Accompanies UMNS
story #541, 9/27/05, and #672, 12/2/05 |
Sept. 27, 2005 By Elliott Wright* NEW
YORK (UMNS) — United Methodist cash contributions to Hurricane Katrina
relief and rehabilitation have passed the $7 million mark. The
figure represents online, telephone, and mail donations to the United
Methodist Committee on Relief as of the morning of Sept. 26, according
to Roland Fernandes, treasurer of the United Methodist Board of Global
Ministries. UMCOR is part of the international mission agency. Hurricane
Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi on Aug. 29, causing
widespread damage in the coastal areas of those states as well as
Alabama. Days earlier, it struck south Florida. The new
contribution figure, slightly more than $7 million, does not include
amounts given in direct response to Hurricane Rita, which struck along
the Louisiana-Texas border on Sept. 24. Donations to Hurricane Rita
relief can also be made.
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A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose
Foundation
pilings and a plastic sign are all that remain of a building at the
historic Gulfside Assembly grounds in Waveland, Miss.
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pilings and a plastic sign are all that remain of a building at the
historic Gulfside Assembly grounds in Waveland, Miss., following
Hurricane Katrina. United Methodist cash donations to Hurricane Katrina
relief and rehabilitation have passed the $7 million mark. A UMNS photo
by Mike DuBose. Photo #05H147. Accompanies UMNS story #541. 9/27/05,
and #682, 12/7/05 |
Gifts may be designated for work in the wake of either Katrina or Rita
or for where they are most needed in the region. Donors making gifts by
Internet or telephone may select one or the other or both. This is also
true of gifts by check.UMCOR is providing two giving numbers
through the Advance for Christ and His Church, the church’s second-mile
giving program. Checks should be made out to UMCOR. Note in the memo
area of the check “UMCOR Advance #982523, Hurricanes 2005-Katrina” or
“UMCOR Advance #901323 Hurricane Rita.” Contributions may also be
designated for a specific state affected by the hurricanes. One hundred
percent of each donation goes to the need designated. Tax-deductible
gifts can be placed in any United Methodist church offering plate or
mailed directly to UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087. Credit-card
donations can be made by calling (800) 554-8583 or going online to www.methodistrelief.org. *Wright is the information officer of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. News media contact: Linda Bloom, New York, (646) 369-3759 or newsdesk@umcom.org.
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