Dear friends,

The United Methodist Church and the New York Conference in particular have had a deep connection to the people of Haiti over many years. There are Haitian congregations in our annual conference, and numerous Volunteers in Mission teams have spent time in Haiti, befriending and working side-by-side with Hatians on a variety of projects serving this terribly impoverished and violence stricken nation.

The catastrophe that has struck the nation of Haiti today adds to the miseries of people who have already known much misery. I received a notice from United Methodist Communications, and I will keep you informed of the plans being made by our denomination and our annual conference to respond to this disaster.

Meanwhile, contributions may be made directly to the United Methodist Committee on Relief at their online site, and a special collection will be taken at our worship service this coming Sunday, January 17. Donations to the United Methodist Committee on Relief go 100% to direct relief.

Please keep our sisters and brothers in Haiti in your prayers, and please do all you can to suport the relief efforts.

Rev. Scott Summerville

Donate through the United Methodist Committee on Relief to help survivors of the Haiti Earthquake by clicking on the banner above. On the first page make sure to use the drop down to specify this gift be used specifically to the Haiti relief fund or for UMCOR’s general fund. You can choose to give the church credit for your contribution by clicking the check-box at the bottom of the contact information page. On the next page you can choose “New York – Metropolitan North” and Asbury Crestwood should show up when the page refreshes.