First United Methodist Church of Winchester

Here are three ways that members and friends of First United Methodist Church can help with the disaster in Haiti.  First, the most efficient way to provide immediate assistance is through financial giving. Gifts made through UMCOR (the mission arm of the United Methodist Church) provide 100% direct aid.  All administrative expenses have already been absorbed by apportionment giving through the United Methodist Church so you can be assured that 100% of these gifts will be used for immediate needs such as food, water, shelter and medicine.  If you would like to help in this way, please make out a check to First United Methodist Church.  Write UMCOR Advance #418325 on the memo portion of your check.  Second, our church is partnering with the Shawnee Ruritan Club and MedMissionary.Org to provide clothing for Haitian children. Bring “new”, “summer” clothes to the church for infants and children under the age twelve.  Remember, Haiti is a Caribbean nation.  It is warm year round. Heavy clothes are unnecessary.  New items should be placed on the stage in the Fellowship Hall of the church.  Ruritans will pack items received and Haitian doctors will deliver and distribute them. Third, please continue to pray for the aid workers as well as the people of Haiti. Two United Methodist UMCOR workers, stationed in Haiti before the crisis, died in the earthquake.   We will continue to update you on responses to the Haitian crisis through our church.  Please check the newsletter and bulletin periodically.