Category: Disaster Relief
Alabama Assumes Lead in Monroe, Louisiana
Alabama has assumed leadership relieving Oklahoma incident command in Monroe, Louisiana effective Sunday, April 10. Alabama recovery-teams, shower, laundry and chaplain personnel have been engaged since March 16 and will
BCM Students Using Spring Break To Help in Disaster Relef
While most students think of spring break as an opportunity to hit the beach, Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) students can be found on the front lines of crisis providing ministry
Alabama Volunteers at Work in Monroe, Louisiana
Even though there are neighborhoods that are inaccessible, Alabama volunteers are at work assisting residents in Monroe, Louisiana and providing ministry for those who are now able to return to
Louisiana Flood Relief Deployment Update
As flood waters continue to recede and residents begin to make their way back into their communities, assessments are now underway to connect Disaster Relief volunteers with needs. Many states
Louisiana Flood Relief
Alabama has now been activated by SBDR Logistics as of today, March 14, to deploy to the Monroe area of Louisiana for flood relief. Cleanup/Recovery teams with embedded chaplains will
Alabama Baptists assist Escambia, Houston counties; food, financial donations needed
Severe storms in south Alabama during the past two weeks required mobilization of Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) efforts in Escambia and Houston counties. Most recently during the night of
Alabama Baptist church damaged in March 1 storms
Grace Life Baptist Church, Bessemer, has suffered tornado damage following the storms that moved through west and central Alabama during the early evening hours. There were no injuries but the church
Columbia Area Deployment
We have been in contact with Columbia Associational Coordinator, Ken Farley, last night and again this morning regarding storm damage in the Dothan and surrounding areas. It is reported that there
Ongoing Support for Multiple Counties
The response in Birmingham has involved numerous personnel during the holiday week with a high of 120 Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers on site as of 12/31. Chaplains have reported