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Conference Establishes Three Regional Offices, December 2017
The Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has established three new regional offices and a new URL for Hurricane Harvey. The regional offices are being funded by a grant from United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and are in Houston, Lake Jackson, and Beaumont. More information can be found at www.txrecovers.org on how to reach the regional offices and how to donate to hurricane victims or be on a work team.
“We still have thousands in our communities who have hurricane related damage. To be connected to one of our three regional offices, just fill out the forms at www.txrecovers.org and one of our project coordinators will be in touch with you by phone or email,” says Scott Moore, Mission Center Executive Director.
The conference has raised over 1.5 million for hurricane recovery, but we still have a long way to go, Moore explains. And to do that The United Methodist Churches in the Texas Conference have been running social media, newspaper, radio and billboard ads throughout the Fall months. Money for the advertising was given by a generous grant from United Methodist Communications and other generous donors.
The ad reads: Headlines fade. Water recedes, we’ll still be there. It will take years to clean up the destruction from Hurricane Harvey, but we will continue to work side-by-side with survivors until they are on their feet. 100 percent of your donations goes directly to recovery efforts. Every bit of it. www.txrecovers.org 1-833-TX-RECOV
The ads will be supported by posters, and a magazine, which every church and stakeholder will be receiving this week. Each piece is designed to create awareness, but also drive people to the website to give so we can continue rebuilding.
“While we are enjoying the holidays in our comfortable homes with family this year, there are still thousands of people whose homes are in disarray,” says Director of Communications Shannon W. Martin. “If everyone who sees and hears this message will just give a little something back, it will make a significant impact on the lives of those who lost everything.”
