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Thursday, September 7, 2023

United Methodists respond to Hurricane Idalia

Cedar Key UMC

The day after Idalia slammed the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane, Florida Conference leaders surveyed the results of the storm’s destructive power.

But they also marveled at the United Methodist connection’s power to heal.

“We have been on the road for just a couple of hours to visit impacted areas,” Florida Conference Bishop Tom Berlin said. “And during that time, three annual conferences have contacted our disaster-recovery personnel with offers of help.”

The fellow United Methodists from the neighboring church regions said they stood ready to offer kits for flood cleanup, various kinds of equipment, and trained early response teams to remove debris and help with other immediate needs.

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