Following the devastation of Hurricane Helene, UMCOR is supporting all impacted United Methodist Conferences with funding, Early Response Teams, and consultation. As an extension of the UMC connection, UMCOR has asked that the TWK Conference, West Virginia Conference, and the Kentucky Conference focus our Early Response Teams on the Holston Conference in East Tennessee.

The TWK Conference is blessed with some very skilled and devoted teams, but we need more. This cleanup effort will take several months. According to Dave Henderson, the Holston Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, there are literally thousands of homes with debris removal and muck-out needs.

Early Response Teams need members with a variety of gifts and graces. If you think this is a ministry you would like to be a part of, please check your schedules and register for one of the upcoming training events in the TWKUMC: 

  1. November 16 at MTSU Wesley Foundation, 216 College Heights, Murfreesboro, TN 37130. Registration Deadline: November 4, 2024. Register now.
  2. December 14 at Ripley FUMC, 145 S. Main Street, Ripley, TN 38063. Registration Deadline: December 2, 2024. Register now.