Areas of Service
Disaster Response: The purpose of the Disaster Response Committee is to provide training, resources, and to facilitate communications between all involved Methodist churches in time of disaster. This ministry will also coordinate with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) and United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to send trained servants to be the hands and feet of Christ to aid in early response and long term disaster recovery.
Health and Welfare: The Health and Welfare Committee seeks to promote holistic wellness (physical, mental, spiritual, economic, political and social) for individuals and communities by equipping United Methodists in the prevention, treatment, and advocacy of health issues including congregational health ministries, health kits, HIV/AIDS ministries, hospital revitalization programs, and parish nursing.
Missions and Ministries: The Conference Mission team's purpose is to equip, resource, and connect churches to become externally focused in order to help them reach a higher level of effectiveness for the Kingdom.”
Resettlement: The Resettlement Task Force is charged with discovering and providing to churches in the conference the resources necessary to help any people who need to find housing and support for acquiring the basic necessities of life. Our goal is to enable churches to be in ministry with those who need to find a home - refugees, immigrants, the homeless or disaster victims.
UMVIM: United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM), SEJ the short-term mission agency of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. UMVIM exists to promote, encourage, and enable Christians to exemplify “Christian Love In Action” through short-term mission service in the United States and abroad.