UMC Disaster Response

07/15/2026

Thanks to the generous gifts received during the 2025 Missouri Annual Conference, two additional disaster response trailers have been fully equipped and deployed! This spring, ManchesterUMC in the Northeast District and Waypoint United Methodist Church in the Southeast District received trailers and are eager to put them to work serving their communities.

Each trailer is stocked with essential disaster response equipment, including chainsaws, wheelbarrows, tarps, and other tools needed for debris removal and muck-out work following storms and other disasters. These resources are available to support Early Response Teams during deployments across Missouri and beyond. When not responding to disasters, the trailers will be used by the churches to serve neighbors through local mission and community service projects.

07/08/2026

Following disastrous weather in Joplin, the Early Response team deployed. We had a team of five, that arrived on June 21 and worked through June 24. The team completed approximately 135 hours of work over nine properties, all with tree and debris removal.

05/21/2026

We've got an Early Response Team Training coming up! This is the perfect opportunity to get engaged in disaster response work. Join us in person in Sedalia. Space is limited to 20 participants per class. Learn more and register for the training by June 15 at https://www.moumethodist.org/eventdetail/19729905?month=6&year=2026&day=1&display=m

04/01/2026

It's not too late to sign up for our St. Louis ERT Training on April 11!

Join us in person in St. Louis on Saturday, April 11, for ERT basic training. Space is limited to 20 participants. Learn more and register by April 3 at https://www.moumethodist.org/eventdetail/manchester-early-response-team-training-19551170

09/16/2025

Be ready to respond when disaster strikes and help communities recover after the storm has passed. Join us on Sept. 27 at Platte Woods United Methodist Church in Kansas City for Early Response Team Training. Space is limited. Learn more and register at https://www.moumethodist.org/eventdetail/september-kansas-city-ert-training-19303282

Missouri Annual Conference

  This class will provide you with the basic information you need about Early Response Teams. ERTs fill a specific need in the days after a disaster...

09/10/2025

September is National Disaster Preparedness Month, and the Missouri Conference is issuing a callout for UMCOR Cleaning Kits. Deploying kits is just one way Missouri United Methodists show up and serve when it matters most.

Commit to build the kits in September and complete the task any time this fall. Learn more at www.moumethodist.org/newsdetail/flood-bucket-callout-issued-for-disaster-preparedness-month-19285921

Missouri Annual Conference UMCOR - United Methodist Committee On Relief

September is National Disaster Preparedness Month. With natural disasters on the rise and the start of hurricane season, the Missouri Conference is ...

07/07/2025

Be ready to respond when disaster strikes and help communities recover after the storm has passed. Join us on July 26 at First UMC in West Plains for Early Response Team Training. Space is limited. Learn more and register at www.moumethodist.org/eventdetail/july-west-plains-ert-training-19104710

06/27/2025

We're excited to share that our offering for disaster response trailers raised a total of $26,368.43!

05/23/2025

One week after the tornado in St. Louis, and United Methodists have shown up for their neighbors near and far. Way to go!