Offerings at Annual Gathering,
worship service to aid disaster victims
Offerings taken up during the West Virginia United Methodist Men’s Annual Gathering and the worship service on Sunday, Sept. 10, at WVU Jackson’s Mill will benefit disaster victims.
In accord with the wishes of United Methodist West Virginia Area Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball, the offering on Sunday morning Sept. 11 during the worship service at Jackson’s Mill will go to the West Virginia Conference Disaster relief fund.
The worship service is attended by many of the United Methodist Men who attend the men’s Annual Gathering and many of the Scouts and Scout leaders who attend Circuit Rider.
Bishop Steiner Ball explained that the West Virginia United Methodist Conference has sent and is sending funds to Kentucky for disaster relief out of the West Virginia Conference disaster relief fund.
The West Virginia fund is maintained for disaster use inside and outside of the West Virginia Conference for needs that are not covered by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the church’s global humanitarian aid and development organization.
“Right now, due to giving out of the West Virginia fund for both Kentucky and Tennessee, the West Virginia fund has been depleted from the level we try to maintain for emergencies and needs that are not covered by UMCOR,” the bishop said.
The West Virginia United Methodist Men’s Executive Committee has directed the offering collected Friday evening Sept. 9 during the Men’s Annual Gathering at Jackson’s Mill to go to Kentucky flood relief.
There will be two offerings during the Annual Gathering’s Saturday morning program: An offering will be collected for Kentucky flood relief. Also, a love offering will be collected as appreciation for the musician who will play requested music during the Friday evening and Saturday morning programs.
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