Urgent Need for Site Assessors in South Bend
Contact Acting Disaster Response Coordinator Mike Irvine by email at mike.irvine@inumc.org or by phone at 812-554-0337, if you are interested or have questions.
Cleaning Bucket Information

Completed cleaning buckets are now being collected at Kokomo St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 700 E. Southway Blvd, Kokomo IN 46902, during office hours of 8:30am-3:30pm, Monday through Friday. Cleaning buckets will be used for immediate needs in the Kokomo area. Remaining buckets will be sent to Midwest Mission Distribution Center. Collection will run now through Monday, September 19. The cleaning bucket supply list can be found here.
If you would like to donate funds, please send them through your church to one of the following:
- Indiana Disaster Fund – being used for immediate needs and relief in the Kokomo and South Bend areas. To designate your donation, please select "Indiana Disaster Fund."
- Kokomo Urban Outreach – being used for immediate needs as well as recovery for the outreach center and the community it serves.
- Midwest Mission Distribution Center – funds will be used for restocking the shelves with flood buckets (over 4,000 were sent to Louisiana and other areas)
- UMCOR – provides grants and funding after disasters strike
For questions, contact Allison Curts allison.curts@inumc.org or (812) 236–1092.
For location and delivery questions, contact Kokomo St. Luke’s UMC, (765) 453–0555, and office@stlukesumc.net (Julie).
Other drop-off locations:
Please stop in the church office upon arrival for more information when delivering.
West District
Collection at Brazil First UMC
201 North Meridian Street, Brazil, IN 47834
Now through October 7
8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Contact: Sharon Koehler, skmkoehler@gmail.com
East District
Collection at Richmond First UMC
318 National Rd W, Richmond, IN 47374
Now through October 7
8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Contact: Arrange other drop-off times by calling Rev. Ted Chalk at (765) 993–0555
Collection at Riverside UMC in Muncie
1201 North Wheeling Ave., Muncie, IN 47303
8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Monday through Friday
Contact: Arrange other times by calling Rev. John Young at (765) 278–8733
Northwest District
Collection at Wabash First UMC
110 Cass Street, Wabash, IN 46992
Now through October 7
8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Monday through Friday
Contact: Rev. Kurt Freeman, Senior Pastor, kurt.freeman@inumc.org
Collection at St. Andrew UMC
4703 N 50 W, West Lafayette, IN, 47906
Now – October 7
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Contact: Donna Biehl, Church Administrator, donna@andrew-umc.org
Northeast District
Collection at Saint Joseph UMC
6004 Reed Road (Corner of Reed & St. Joe Center Roads)
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
Contact: (260) 485-9681
North District
Participants are encouraged to make monetary donations to the Midwest Mission Distribution Center, PO Box 56, Chatham, IL 62629. You may also donate online.
Contact: Bonnie Albert, bonnie.albert@inumc.org
Southwest District
Ingathering for UMCOR
Collection at Petersburg First UMC
801 Walnut Street, Petersburg, IN 47567
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (EST), Sunday, Oct. 2 – Tuesday, Oct. 4
More information available, here.
Contact: Pastor Sam Padgett, umcpastorsam@gmail.com