How can I help after Hurricane Helene through the UMCSC?
Hurricane Helene devastated many areas of South Carolina and throughout the Southeast, claiming lives and leaving many people with washed-out roads, downed trees, and no power or water for many days.
If you’re able, we invite you to help The United Methodist Church respond in Christian love to those in need.
Pray for those affected
Volunteer with UMCSC disaster response (email Millie Nelson Smith here to get involved)
Donate to the United Methodist Committee on Relief or to UMCSC Disaster Response Ministries
(As we get information from around the state of the needs in different areas, we will update this page with materials and volunteers, as well as how to get involved more specifically.)
Volunteers needed:
For years, South Carolina has been home to a strong and committed Disaster Response Ministry.
We need your help to rebuild our teams so that we can continue to provide the swift, capable, and compassionate response that has been an important part of our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. With the support of neighboring United Methodist Conferences and ongoing communication with disaster response coordinators throughout the Southeastern Jurisdiction, we’re working together to collaborate, share resources, and provide training for anyone with a heart to serve in this critical ministry. Additionally, we are partnering with local emergency management, early responders, relief agencies and local church and community volunteers to strengthen our coordinated efforts.
No special skills? No tools? No problem! There are so many ways to serve in disaster relief, from coordinating volunteer efforts and managing relief supplies to learning hands-on tasks like tarping roofs to prevent further damage, clearing debris, and cutting trees off homes.
The South Carolina Conference Disaster Response Ministries Team, in collaboration with the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), will provide you with all the training and support you need to become an effective and confident volunteer.
If you want to learn more or you know someone who would be interested in joining this vital ministry, please contact us today. Together, we can continue to be the hands and feet of Christ, reaching out in love to those who are suffering. Contact Millie Nelson Smith at [email protected].
Other ways to help:
Soon, the UMCSC will begin collecting supplies and other needed items for storm survivors. More information coming son.