Disaster Relief

Women wait for vegetable oil at the Malicha internally displaced camp in Fizi, Congo. The United Methodist Church distributed 74 tons of supplies to survivors of two fires that ravaged the camp in August and October. The aid included rice, corn flour, salt, sugar, beans, soap, toothbrushes and more. Photo courtesy of the East Congo Episcopal Area disaster management office.

Church helps survivors of fire in Congo

The United Methodist Church has provided food and other supplies to 5,000 survivors of two fires that ravaged a camp for displaced people.

Disaster Relief

Children cross a flooded area in the Tanzania Conference’s Masai District. More than 6,300 people, including 300 members of The United Methodist Church, were affected by heavy rainfall and flooding in December and January. Photo by Samsoni Kinoka, Masai District.

United Methodists among flood survivors in Tanzania

Flooding in the Masai and Morogoro districts affected over 6,300 people, including 300 members of The United Methodist Church. A local United Methodist congregation lost their temporary church.

Disaster Relief

Bishop Agustín Altamirano Ramos helps deliver emergency supplies to Acapulco, Mexico, where Hurricane Otis struck in October, 2023. At the last minute, the storm intensified to a Category 5 hurricane, a phenomenon observers say results from warmer ocean temperatures and other elements of the climate crisis. Altamirano is bishop of the Mexico Annual Conference of the Methodist Church of Mexico. The emergency response of the Methodist Church of Mexico in Acapulco is supported by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Photo by the Rev. Paul Jeffrey, UM News.

Mexican Methodists respond to climate crisis

Hurricane Otis devastated Acapulco and surrounding communities on Oct. 25. The disaster is just the latest example of how the climate crisis is pushing congregations throughout Mexico to respond to new pastoral challenges.

Disaster Relief

Rebecca Navaya carries firewood to her family’s temporary home in Nkhulambe, Malawi, near the border with Mozambique. Navaya is among survivors of Cyclone Freddy who are rebuilding their lives with support from the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Photo by Francis Nkhoma, UM News.

United Methodists help cyclone survivors rebuild

With a $50,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the Malawi Provisional Conference is supporting communities affected by Cyclone Freddy. The church is providing agricultural training and equipment and helping reconstruct community infrastructure.

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