Global HOPE
Hurricanes 2024 Relief Efforts
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene landed in Florida as a category-four storm. This storm brough a devastating 20-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds. After landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, the storm proceeded northeast into Georgia, western South Carolina, western North Carolina, and eastern Tennessee as a category one storm. Over 230 people have been confirmed dead from this devastating storm.
On October 9, 2024 Hurricane Milton landed on Florida’s west coast, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the region. This storm brough with it 46 confirmed tornadoes throughout Florida, and claiming 17 lives.
The Global HOPE team continues to be in communication with the Southeast, Southern, and Florida Conference staff, ecumenical partners in disaster recovery, and response coordination calls with the national network of voluntary organizations active in disasters (VOAD). Several UCC churches throughout the affected region have suffered extensive damage to their church buildings, church members and surrounding communities.
Please continue to hold all of those who have been impacted, and those who are facing the threat of another hurricane in your prayers. We invite you to learn more about getting involved through donations, or volunteering your time here.
The Global HOPE team in United Church of Christ Love of Neighbor unit brings together the UCC’s refugee and migration ministries, volunteer engagement, disaster response and recovery, and sustainable development support. The acronym HOPE makes clear the team’s vision: Humanitarian: Opportunities, Partnerships, Empowerment.
Global HOPE also distributes One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offerings and gifts to special appeals. Your support for OGHS and special appeals makes a tremendous impact close to home and all over the world. Gifts for supporting refugees can be made to the Refugee Emergency Fund. To support response work more broadly, gifts can be designated to “Emergency USA” or “International Emergency” online or by mail. In addition, the following special appeals are open for designated gifts:
Active Appeals
Thank you for your gifts, prayers, and engagement, enhancing the work and witness of the church with neighbors around the world.
Global HOPE Ministries
Refugee & Migration Ministries creates robust structures of welcome for the resettlement of refugees and the protection of asylum seekers within the United States while advocating for and responding to the needs of the displaced globally.
Volunteer Ministries offers a variety of service opportunities for groups and individuals across the U.S.A. Our historic programs connect individuals with vibrant opportunities to learn, serve, and grow in faith.
- Mission Trip Opportunities – currently limited
- Partners in Service Opportunities – placements available now
- Young Adult Service Leadership Program
- Other UCC Ministry Opportunities
- Spring Break Immersion Collaboration with Back Bay Mission
Responding to the call of our Christ-centered faith, UCC Disaster Ministries support holistic community recovery worldwide, by engaging supporters, volunteers and partners to focus on preparedness, emergency relief and long-term recovery.
Recovering Hope is a ministry of disaster to address emotional and spiritual care in times of disaster.
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