OKUMC DISASTER RESPONSE
Oklahoma Conference Disaster Response supports
local United Methodist churches to serve their
neighbors in readiness, relief and recovery – before
and after disaster. Serving those most vulnerable
with the heart of Jesus – in our hands, our speech,
and our attitude.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THESE COMMUNITIES
Spring 2024 storms with straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding affected communities across Oklahoma. These communities are in the recovery stage and need volunteers to help with home repair Sulphur, Ardmore, Marietta Barnsdall and Bartlesville Okmulgee Claremore, Madill Blaine, Custer, Caddo, and Jackson counties
Request more information for volunteering at dparker@okumc.org or 405-530-2008
COMING SOON Early Response Training February 21, 2026, Oklahoma City
Are you ready? …to face a disaster
Get your family and your church prepared with the Connecting Neighbors workshop. Participants will form a disaster plan for individuals and families. Church leaders will also create or review the church’s disaster plan and discover assets that can be used to respond after disaster.
Connecting Neighbors is organized in 3 two-hour sessions, taking place at your church. It is very flexible in scheduling and can be open to the community for the individual/family disaster plan session.
Schedule a Connecting Neighbors workshop here —
Are you ready? …to respond to a disaster
Learn all about disaster response with the Disaster Overview presentation. This is a 30-45 minute overview that can be used for Sunday school classes and meetings. It’s is a great way to begin the conversation on how your church can respond to disasters, whether they are in the community, the state, or the country.
Schedule a Disaster Overview presentation here —
Form a Navigator team to canvass your community and find out about needs and damage after a disaster. This is a 4-hour “just-in-time” training, taking place at your church within 3 or 4 days after a disaster.
Find out more about Navigator training here
Form a team of Ambassadors to guide survivors through a county Multi-Agency Resource Center. This is a 1 hour zoom meeting to familiarize volunteers with expectations and roles.
Find out more about Ambassador training here
Train as an Early Response Team member to be able to provide debris removal, tarping, and home clean-out for disaster survivors in the first weeks after a disaster. This is an 8 hour training that can take place at a church, for a church team or offered as a district training. It can be scheduled as a one-day training or a two-day training (4 hours in the evening – 4 hours the following morning). Following the training, participants are expected to be available for deployment in the state after a disaster and will require a background check.
Find out more about Early Response Team training here –
DONATE to UMCOR US Disaster Response
Give online at – https://advance.umcmission.org/p-620-umcor-us-disaster-response-and-recovery.aspx
Checks can be sent to OKUMC Ministry Center, 1501 NW 25 th St., OKC 73106. Make checks out to UMCOR
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Share with your church these resources about UMCOR – https://umcmission.org/umcor-us-latest-responses
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