Kansas Tornado Response

How to help Kansans recover from recent tornadoes.

Our hearts go out to the people in Kansas who were devastated by last week’s violent tornados. More than 70 tornadoes were reported throughout the state. Greensburg, Kansas, a town of 1,600, was destroyed May 4, including the Greensburg United Methodist Church.

There are efforts underway to help with the recovery: United Methodists begin Kansas tornado response. See UMCOR’s page dedicated to the storm for more information.

Both links provide details on how we can help. If you attend a United Methodist congregation, you can place your check in the offering plate, marked, “UMCOR Advance #901670, Domestic Disaster Response” (they can also be mailed; see links for mailing address). Online donations can also be made to the Kansas Area Disaster Fund directly at the Kansas West Conference of the UMC website.

Check out the Kansas West Conference’s photo page for photos of the storm’s damage, including the one pictured here. Photo by Rev. Kendal Utt, Dodge City District Superintendent, included here with permission.