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Are you prepared for a disaster?
from The Contact 2-28-24
by okumc
BY DANA PARKER
Are you prepared for disaster? With tornado season coming with spring storms, it’s a question that needs asking. OKUMC Disaster Response Ministry is offering a guided program called Connecting Neighbors that helps your congregation and/or community’s individuals and families develop or review their own disaster plan. This program helps individuals and families make sure all their needed documents are readily available, understand and review their insurance coverage, have supplies on hand, and have a plan in place in case families are separated when disaster strikes.
The program also offers guidance for the local church to have a disaster plan in place as well. The third component of the program is to become aware of the church’s assets that place it in a position to offer comfort to the community when disaster hits. construction or physical labor, congregations can provide meals or even simply check on neighbors. Photos by depositphotos.com.
What unique things come from your congregation’s people and property? With helpful ideas, areas that fit your specific congregation become starting points to building a disaster response outreach within your community.
This program is designed to be offered in 3 sessions with each session lasting about 2 hours. It’s very flexible and can be presented over 3 weeks, a weekend, or in one day.
The curriculum is provided by the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and presented by our Oklahoma Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, Dana Parker and Rev. Tim McHugh.
Call or email Dana Parker (918510-7507, dparker@okumc.org) to schedule your church.
