It's a drive-through that doesn't serve fast food. Just a soothing voice -- and a prayer. Snellville UMC members Wyndie Powell (left) and Susan White wave to drivers on U.S. 78 while promoting the church's drive-through prayer.

United Methodists were scrambling to respond to a massive earthquake that struck Chile early on Feb. 27 and prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific region. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake left nearly 150 people dead.

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Eight days after the January earthquake in Haiti, a small team was sent to the island to asses needs for UMCOR. The ability of the team to get to Haiti quickly was due in part to One Great Hour of Sharing.  

Gene Weekley has spent his Sunday mornings for the past 35 years in the Tuck Sunday School class at Athens First United Methodist Church.  In those 35 years - or the 100 years the class celebrates this week - not much has changed, he said.