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November 17, 2005 Edited by Daniel R. Gangler, Director of
Communications South Indiana Tornado Relief UpdateSOUTH CONFERENCE RECEIVING DONATIONS TO HELP REBUILD BAKER'S CHAPELDonations to help rebuild Baker's Chapel in DeGonia Springs, Ind. (five miles east of Boonville), destroyed by the Nov. 6 tornado in the Evansville District, can be made payable to the South Indiana Conference UMC and sent to South Indiana Conference Treasurer, Jennifer Gallagher, 1520 Liberty Dr., Bloomington, IN 47403. Please note "Baker's Chapel Rebuilding Fund" in the check memo. These funds will be administered by the South Indiana Conference. The remains of the church building were cleared last week. According to Bob Babcock, SIC Disaster Relief Coordinator, Baker's Chapel plans to rebuild using Volunteer in Mission teams coordinated by the South Indiana Conference. Baker's Chapel Pastor Jerusha Franz said the congregation presently meets in the 4-H Homemaker's Extension Building at the Warrick County Fairgrounds and hope to continue meeting there until their building is erected. She said she was extremely grateful for the connection in The United Methodist Church. SERVICE OF HOPE, HEALING SERVICE SCHEDULED FOR EPWORTH NEWBURGHA Hope & Healing Service will be held at Epworth UMC, 4455 Epworth Road in Newburgh, on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Jerusha Franz of Baker's Chapel United Methodist Church, Pastor Mark Dicken of Newburgh UMC, and Pastor Mike Monahan of Epworth UMC will lead the service. Evansville's Centenary UMC will provide and serve a Thanksgiving meal for approximately 600 people following the service. Please contact Centenary UMC at 812-867-3920 if you would like to make a monetary donation to help defray the cost of the meal. ASSESSMENT OF DAVIESS, MARTIN COUNTIES UNDERWAYThis week's tornados in South Indiana destroyed homes, farms and business structures in several counties plus dumped four to six inches of rain in the Evansville area. Some basement flooding occurred. Teams were checking tarps on damaged homes yesterday. Today Carolyn Ellis is meeting with churches in the Daviess and Martin Counties to assess their needs for volunteers to assist residents. Ellis noted that this area is Amish country and volunteers need to be sensitive to the Amish culture by not taking photographs of Amish people. SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR SOUTH INDIANA TORNADO RELIEFSupplies needed to help with the tornado relief efforts are flood buckets/cleaning supplies, health kits, paper goods, tarps and diapers. Please NO CLOTHING. Donated gift cards for storm relief from Wal-Mart would be appreciated. Send gift cards to the Evansville District Office, 5200 Washington Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47715. Collected tornado relief supplies need to be taken to Hazelton UMC at Main & 3rd Streets, Hazelton, IN 47640. Please contact Pastor Paul Huntsman at 812-784-2318 for hours and arrangements before delivering supplies. VOLUNTEERS CHECK IN WITH EPWORTH PASTOR MONAHANVolunteers wishing to assist in Evansville District tornado relief need to call Pastor Mike Monahan at Epworth United Methodist Church, 812-853-8107, before volunteering with the relief efforts. Volunteers will be needed for during the coming weeks with the rebuilding efforts, once FEMA and the insurance companies have finished with their appraisals. Please call and add your name to the list of volunteers willing to aid in the rebuilding efforts. INDIANAPOLIS CHURCH PLANS WORK TRIP TO EVANSVILLE THIS SATURDAYGlenns Valley UMC in Indianapolis will lead a team to the Evansville area this Saturday, Nov. 19. This is a one day work trip. Glenns Valley members plan to leave from the church at 8:30 a.m. and plan to work until dark or later if possible. Anyone from the Indianapolis wishing to join the Glenns Valley team, please contact Melissa Mohler at 317-856-2920. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INDIANA TORNADO RELIEF CAN BE GIVEN THROUGH SOUTH INDIANA CONFERENCE DISASTER RELIEF FUNDContributions from churches and individuals for Evansville Tornado Relief can be given through the South Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church. Send funds to the South Indiana Conference Treasurer, 1520 Liberty Dr., Bloomington, IN 47403, marked Evansville Tornado Relief. Funds will be distributed through the South Indiana Conference Disaster Response. Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery UpdateSIXTEEN MARKLE VOLUNTEERS BEGIN WORK TODAY IN MOSS POINT, MISS.Pastor Kaye Patton and 16 volunteers of the Markle United Methodist Church in the Huntington District (NIC) began cleaning, hanging dry wall and painting in Moss Point, Miss. homes today. They left yesterday morning and arrived late last night. They plan to return to Indiana Sunday night. The team is staying at a United Methodist Church in Moss Point, which is ten miles north of the Gulf Coast. SOUTH CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS PREPARE GULFPORT THANKSGIVING MEALPlans are now finalized for the Thanksgiving Day meal in Gulfport, Miss. The Indianapolis St. Luke's Garden team with Richard Higgins, will be providing 3,500 meals. Doyle Ellis also will be joining this group. Carolyn Ellis, SIC Volunteers in Mission Coordinator, will be joining this team. If you have any questions, please contact Ellis at 812-882-2716. MORE THAN 1.800 PLACEMATS IN PLACE FOR GULFPORT MEALMore than 1,800 placemats were sent to the South Indiana Conference Center for the Thanksgiving Day meal at Gulfport. Most were made by the children of South Indiana Conference. Thanks to these contributing United Methodist churches: Blue Grass, Zionsville, Lawrence, Pfrimmer's Chapel, Connersville Grace, Old Capitol, Bloomington St. Mark's, Ames Chapel, Indianapolis St. Andrew, Mt. Tabor, Bonds Chapel, Santa Claus, Spencer, Mohawk, New Middletown, Elizabethtown, Zoar, Simpson Chapel, Manchester Charge St. Paul and Community, Newburgh, Carlisle First, Arlington, St. Luke's Indianapolis and Pimento. Thanks also to Kentuckiana Jr. Girl Scout Troop 675, Fishers Preschool & Mothers Day Out, J. Lietz of Indianapolis, Ronald Prouty of Albany, Fuqua Elementary School in Clinton, Alberta Butler of Rockville, 14th & Chestnut Community Center, Rockville UMW, Tri-Central Elementary School in Sharpsville, Sarah Ruth Dorton of Elizabeth, and Carole Hunt of Terre Haute. ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES TO GULF SHORE AREAYour assistance is needed to transport supplies to the Gulf Shore area. The Terre Haute District Office has supplies earmarked for the hurricane relief efforts that need to be moved. If you have a team headed for the Gulf Shore area and are willing to take needed supplies with you, please contact Michelle O'Hare at 812-237-0101 or 800-919-8168. NOBLESVILLE TEAM PREPARES FOR DISASTER RELIEF IN MOBILEAssociate Pastor of First UMC, Noblesville, Ind. is taking a second team of 15 people from South Indiana Conference to Mobile, AL November 27-December 3. The team is working through Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church in their Disaster Relief Ministry, which is a partner with UMCOR. There are currently five spots available if you are interested please contact Pastor Jim Moon III, jimm@nfumc.net, 317-773-2500 ext. 202 for more information. SOUTH INDIANA VIM TEAMS PLANNING TO HEAD SOUTH FOR RELIEF EFFORTS
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