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Preparation |
Response |
Recovery |
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Local Pastor
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•Talk with congregation
about being prepared
•Select church coordinator
•Have church establish
response plan
•Encourage ER Training
•Collect relief supplies
•Be trained in disaster
response |
•Offer ERT's if there are
trained teams in your congregation
•Survey
congregation/community for needs
•Contact DRC/DS if you have
needs beyond the capability of the church
•Set up as
relief/distribution center if needed (not shelter) |
•Provide housing/meals for
volunteers working in your community
•Provide directional
assistance for teams
•Keep DS informed as to
progress of recovery
•Resume pastoral duties as
soon as possible. |
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District Coordinator
(DRC)
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•Attend meetings of the
conference committee
•Get to know DS and
establish a means of communication for emergencies
•Train churches in your
district from the Local Church Guide
•Train ER Teams as
requested
•Encourage collection of
emergency supplies
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•Check with Pastors in your
area if affected by the disaster
•Offer assistance to
Partner-District if needed
•Check with DS on damage
reports
•If not affected, volunteer
at MERCI to help with coordination efforts
•Meet with Cabinet to
determine response program
•Inform MERCI of needs and
areas for response supply delivery
•Encourage volunteers from
your District |
•Encourage churches in
district to volunteer and/or provide for volunteers
•Visit affected area as
often as possible to offer hope and support
•Communicate with MERCI any
needs and concerns for affected area.
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District
Superintendent
(DS)
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•Be trained by UMCOR on
response procedures
•If possible, attend
Disaster Academy at MERCI
•Establish a communication
system with District Coordinator
•Make disaster response
training a yearly part of a district pastors meeting
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•Gather information from
pastors/DCR about damage in your District
•Meet with
Bishop/Cabinet/Committee to determine response
•Visit affected area as
soon as possible after event
•Call MERCI with any
assistance requests |
•Encourage churches in
district to volunteer for recovery efforts
•Visit affected area as
often as possible to offer hope and encouragement
•Have a district pastors
meeting ASAP to discuss recovery effort.
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Bishop |
•Have Cabinet trained by
UMCOR at least every 4 years.
•Encourage DS’s to have
disaster response programs annually at District Pastors meeting.
•Support and encourage
collections of emergency response materials |
•Notify UMCOR immediately
of disaster needs
•Tour damage areas as soon
as possible
•Meet with Cabinet,
Disaster Response Committee and UMCOR to determine course of action for
response. |
•Encourage conference to
participate in response and recovery efforts both physically and financially
•Tour damaged areas when
ever possible to offer hope and support.
•Provide assistance for
local pastors caught in disaster areas |
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MERCI |
•Collect and store
emergency response materials, encourage the local churches to do the same
•Assist the Conference
Disaster Response Committee in training early response teams (ERT) and local
church preparation
•Maintain relations with
other disaster response agencies, UMCOR, UMVIM, VOAD, and Interfaith |
•Coordinate Early Response
Teams to affected areas at the request of the area.
•Send available emergency
response supplies as requested by DRC/DS/local pastors
•Coordinate volunteers with
local communities
•Communicate needs to
conference communications, Bishop, and others as necessary |
•When required, set up long
term recovery centers, hire staff, coordinate volunteers, do case management
for clients.
•Communicate needs to those
who need to know.
•Work with the local
churches and communities for best recovery efforts. |
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UMCOR |
•Provides training for
conference personnel in disaster response. •Trains Cabinets in UMCOR
procedure
•Collects and stores
emergency response materials. |
•Provides materials support
(emergency response supplies)
•Upon the request of the
Bishop, provides emergency funding and technical support. |
•Provides continuing
technical support when requested.
•Provides available funding
upon written request from Bishop. |