Donations being accepted this Sunday

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United Methodists jumped into action as soon as a massive earthquake reduced most of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince to rubble Jan. 12.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief immediately pledged to send teams, material, resources and funding to Haiti as soon as possible. Special online-giving options went up, and church leaders throughout the world encouraged congregations to take up special offerings for earthquake victims.

Bishop Johnson has requested that all congregations take an offering for Disaster Relief in Haiti this Sunday. We, Newark United Methodist Church will be receiving donations for Haiti this Sunday. Please make your donation payable to your church. We will send all money received to the conference. They will send it on to United Methodist Committee on Relief.

“The situation is so dire,” said the Rev. Franck Aguilh, coordinating pastor of the Haitian United Methodist Church in Irvington, N.J. “There is no way internally for them to deal with it. The infrastructure is totally broken. I cannot even reach my family there. They don’t have the physical and financial means to deal with this disaster.”

Every penny that is contributed to this United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Advance will go directly to helping the people of Haiti.

Please be as generous as you may be as we, the United Methodist Church, reach out to make a difference in the lives of people who have lost so much.