Dear Friends in Christ,
When people hurt, United Methodists help. We step up and step out with courage and conviction to spread God’s love to anyone who needs help. There are people in Eastern Pennsylvania churches and communities who need our help after Ida swept through our region.
The damage and devastation was more significant than first understood. Multiple churches and many communities in our conference had extensive flooding. Thousands of people were displaced and thousands of homes had significant damage from flooding and tornadoes. In addition to the help we will provide to Louisiana, we will need to raise money to assist people in our region, so that we can assist with relief and recovery efforts. Preliminary estimates will call for two years of work across the region.
The following short video appeal--Bishop's Message: Hurricane Ida Response—is one that I would like for you to share this weekend with your worshipers and also to email to parishioners about the need and efforts in Eastern PA. We will continue to update you about how we will be organizing and leading relief and recovery efforts and how people can be involved. There is also a DONATE button at the top of our conference website's home page and a Giving page to facilitate donations. Please do everything you can to make a difference.
