Disaster Ministries
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the national office of the United Church of Christ responded quickly and faithfully, standing in solidarity with devastated communities across the Gulf Coast. Through financial support, volunteer mobilization, and long-term recovery initiatives, the UCC offered not only immediate relief but also a commitment to rebuilding lives and neighborhoods. The church’s response embodied its call to be a servant church—walking alongside survivors with compassion, justice, and hope.
Note: Visit the Global Hope Monitoring Center to see updates on the current situations we are monitoring, response activities, and the latest situational information.
The Global HOPE team facilitates the UCC’s response to natural and human-caused disasters across the United States and its territories and around the world.
Hand in hand with our Partners in Service and other volunteers, congregations, conferences, and partnerships, including a network of Conference Disaster Response Coordinators, UCC Disaster Ministries seeks to serve the most vulnerable populations, focusing on disaster preparedness, identifying and meeting unmet needs, and spiritual and emotional support.
The UCC is an active member of National VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster), through which we partner with dozens of organizations, large and small, for holistic, community-based recovery.
Internationally, Global HOPE maintains direct relationships and partnerships with organizations and faith communities able to appropriately and effectively respond to emergencies and long-term needs. The Global HOPE Team Leader works with Area Executives of Global Ministries and through organizations such as Church World Service and the ACT Alliance to direct financial support and ensure the United Church of Christ stands with vulnerable people during times of crisis.
Receive regular updates on ways your church can respond to disasters.
Ways to Respond to Disasters
Donations
Disaster Ministries Donations Page
Active Appeals
Give to one of the appeals below to bring hope and healing to communities in need.
Disaster Grant Opportunities
Receive assistance to help communities in disaster find hope and strength.
Disaster Ministry Updates
North Carolina disaster recovery site celebrates its first volunteers, invites more to come
A volunteer group from the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ traveled to the…
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Stories from the Field: Disaster Recovery Grant Builds Bridges and Hope for the Future
Article written for Global HOPE Newsletter by Rev. Gary M. Barraco – Conference Disaster Response…
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UCC’s Disaster Ministries get a generous boost: Lilly Endowment grant to build ‘disaster response capacity’
The United Church of Christ’s Global H.O.P.E. team recently received a $50,000 Lilly…
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