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Training Calendar

UMCOR offers training to local churches, districts and conferences to prepare God’s people to respond when disaster strikes a community. The courses on this calendar represent some of the training opportunities available through UMCOR. To attend an already-scheduled training, please contact the person listed with that particular event. For information about scheduling a training event in your area, email or call Luz Knight, 202.548.4002.

January

30 Basic Early Response Training
Conference: Kentucky
Contact: Jack Larwa at jacklarwa@yahoo.com or 334/328-7021

30 Basic Early Response Training
Conference: Arkansas
Contact: Paul Seay at pastorpaul1@gmail.com or 479/970-0696

30 Early Response Team Training
Conference: Indiana
Contact: Bruce Wright at 812/423-2483, 812/598-2289 or anbrwright@insightbb.com

30 Early Response Team Training
Conference: West Ohio
Contact: Richard Weese at 614/488-3424 or rweese@trinityumchurch.com

30 Early Response Training
Conference: North Georgia
Contact: Jodeco Road UMC at 770/957-8300

February

4-6 Case Management Training
Conference: North Georgia
Contact: North Georgia Relief Center at 770/739-9537

10-11 Connecting Neighbors Training
Conference: Wisconsin
Contact Deborah Thompson at 608/772-1706 or dthompson@wisconsinumc.org

13 Basic Early Response Team Training
Conference: Baltimore/Washington
Contact: Briton Weber at weber.briton@comcast.net

25-26 Early Response Team Training
Conference: New York
Contact: Tom Vencuss at 860/529-2025 or tomvencuss@wethersfieldchurch.org

27 Basic ERT Training
Conference: New York
Contact: Terry Temple at hoopster2@optonline.net

27 Basic ERT Training
Conference: Arkansas
Contact: Paul Seay at 870/793-2365 or pastorpaul1@gmail.com

March

19 Basic Spiritual & Emotional Care Training
Conference: Florida
Contact: Pam Garrison at 800/282-8011 ext. 148 or pgarrison@flumc.org

19-20 Early Response Team Train-the-Trainer
Conference: North Georgia
Contact: Mike Yoder at yoderjm@yahoo.com

20 Care Team Training
Conference: North Georgia
Contact: Mike Yoder at yoderjm@yahoo.com

May

29 Basic Early Response Training
Conference: Western New York
Contact: Richard Koch at ministerrx@aol.com

October

2 Onsite Manager Training NOMADS
Contact: Marley Walker at racomarley@yahoo.com