They have been delighted with the response from the national church, Cleone Hagmann said. As of December, an estimated 500 work teams had been dispatched to all areas of flooding, providing more than 50,000 work hours. But much work remains. There is indoor work to be done, and we can provide housing for them. Teams also are being scheduled for spring and summer.
Work sites range all the way from lower Minnesota to the Canadian border.
Some locations, such as remote rural areas in the Dakotas, have been difficult to access. We're discovering some areas and some homes that have not been touched. By all accounts, the support has been greatly appreciated. Suddenly, a church member came in, grabbed a shovel, and joined them. For general questions about The United Methodist Church, please call InfoServ at 1.800.251.8140.