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Haiti Relief Efforts |
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A Special Offering for Haitian Earthquake Relief will be received for the next two weekends: January 16-17 & 23-24. Additional gifts will be welcomed at any time. You may also bring an offering to the church office, making the check out to BUMC with Haiti and the advance number (#418325) on the check memo line. The article below is from the Virginia Conference website. If you choose to donate online, please indicate after making your donation that you would like to list Burke United Methodist Church as your church. |
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United Methodists providing support to Haiti earthquake victims |
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| During these initial hours and days following the massive earthquake in Haiti, there are two ways United Methodists are being asked to help the people of Haiti. First, pray for Haiti and for those involved in rescue efforts. Second, give generously to United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). UMCOR is always among the first on the ground in these situations, and the last to leave. Click here to donate online. Virginia Conference churches are encouraged to take a special offering for Haiti earthquake recovery. Donations can be sent to the Conference Treasurer’s office designated for UMCOR Haiti Emergency Advance #418325; 100% of all donations will be used directly for disaster recovery efforts and humanitarian aid in Haiti. While it will be a while before Haiti is ready for regular United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) teams, UMCOR is already providing aid to the Haitian people. Updates on plans for UMVIM teams to go to Haiti will be available on the Southeast Jurisdiction UMVIM Web site, www.umvim.org. Click here for United Methodist News Service report. | ||||
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