The weather is going to get rough tonight with wind advisories. We have a group of nine people from Georgia arriving and staying for three day. We will be picking up supplies from Jacksonville, Alabama and then back to Decatur. We are also in need of 8′ furring stripes to hold tarps on roofs. They …
Thankfully the storms were not as bad as predicted. But there were some who received damage and we will serve them as needed. We are adding another bucket to our list. Tornado Bucket The tornado bucket was created by our drivers returning from delivering disaster supplies. The drivers came back saying: “They are asking for …
We are very grateful for the love and service of so many that enable us to jointly respond to the basic survival needs of so many. Check this site for any changes in operating hours and for NEW scheduling guidelines. Emergencies: call (256).642.1759. “Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In …
New Scheduling Procedures We depend on the generous donations and time from our donors and volunteers. To ensure the efficient operation of our time and yours, we request that you schedule all drop offs in advance. General Donations –may be dropped off during normal operating hours. Donations/Deliveries (involving a truck or trailer of any kind) …
Volunteers drove two-an-a-half hours one way from Olive Grove, MS to help the less fortunate. On September 4, 2017 a full truck load of disaster relief supplies left the United Methodist Disaster Relief Warehouse in Decatur, AL for victims of Hurricane Harvey. They were shipped to Christ UMC in Sugarland, Texas. A second shipment went …
With Hurricane Harvey at a level of category 4, the United Methodist Disaster Relief Warehouse is responding again. We are only able to do this because your local church keeps our doors open. It is that $10/month that people donate. Now United Methodists are responding. We are responding with the following supplies: Box Fans (To …
On Sunday night, April 30, 2017, twenty-six tornados tore through middle Mississippi leaving 600 homes damaged, leveling one hundred of them. On Wednesday afternoon, the Conference Disaster Coordinator for the Mississipi Annual Conference called the Warehouse requesting relief supplies. Thursday morning at 6:45 a.m. saw volunteers arriving at the Disaster Warehouse with pick-up trucks and …
Dream on Hold Larry and Karen Fite have felt God’s call to help Native Americans since their teens. As young people dating during the 1970s, they dreamed of traveling and working with missions to Native American people in the U.S. After their marriage in 1975, they were faced with needing to care for disabled and …
Here is a report from Lutts, TN on Youtube. John Montgomery was one driver on four (4) shipments the United Methodist Disaster Relief Warehouse made to Lutts. While he was there he took some pictures and pulled others from a different source. It is about ten minutes long, but I think you will enjoy it. …