Ways Your Congregation Can Help

Donate to UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief, who is on the ground coordinating with disaster responders.

Receive a special offering for the people of affected communities and send your congregation’s check to our treasurer and receive credit here in GNJ and with UMCOR:

The United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey: Mission and Resource Center
Disaster Response Advance #901670
205 Jumping Brook Rd.
Neptune, NJ 07753

• If you would like your funds to be designated to the UMCOR disaster response and be used in communities affected by hurricanes in the United States including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, use the Advance # 901670.
• If you would like your funds to be designated internationally to help non United States or Caribbean island disaster response, use the Advance #982450.

Make relief kits for UMCOR. These cleaning and hygiene kits (sometimes called flood buckets) provide pre-packed necessities ready for distribution in needed areas.

Greater New Jersey has two Mission Central Hubs that coordinate relief supplies with UMCOR:

• Good Shepherd UMC in Northfield
• Skylands Outreach Depot

You can drop off completed kits and they will forward to UMCOR Hubs for distribution. Please call before picking up or dropping off.

Our Disaster Response Coordinators are meeting with representatives from the affected area and UMCOR to create plans to deploy volunteers. It is important to wait for coordination to deploy so that resources and volunteers are focused where they can have the greatest impact.

• ERT trained individuals/small groups not part of a team should register here.
• For questions or more info, contact GNJ Disaster Response Coordinator Cricket Denton. 

Receive a special offering for the people of Florida, Puerto Rico or other affected island communities and send your congregation’s check to our treasurer and receive credit here in GNJ and with UMCOR:

Mail checks to:
The United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey: Mission and Resource Center
Disaster Response Advance #901670
205 Jumping Brook Rd.
Neptune, NJ 07753

• If you would like your funds to be designated to the UMCOR disaster response and be used in communities affected by hurricanes in the United States including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, use the Advance # 901670.
• If you would like your funds to be designated internationally to help non United States or Caribbean island disaster response, use the Advance #982450.

In addition to the GNJ website, Digest and social media accounts, you can get valuable information from on social media from:

• UMCOR
• Northeastern Jurisdiction Volunteers in Mission