SBDR gifts assist hurting people in Kentucky and beyond
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams – our members of the Yellow Shirt Army – stand ready to assist Kentucky Baptists and other state conventions in areas where so many lives […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief, others honored with Samford Medallion Awards
“Faithful service in action” — that’s what Beck A. Taylor, president of Samford University, said the three recipients of this year’s Samford Medallion Awards embody. On Nov. 1, Samford presented […]
God takes strangers and makes them friends through Disaster Relief
When Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers hear that they’re needed, individuals from across the state put their lives on hold and descend on an area. And these strangers form teams, work long […]
Disaster Relief volunteers bring Christ to Louisiana community ‘through a barbecue sandwich’
Ferrell Hataway approached the car that pulled up by the tents where industrial cooking equipment and supplies were housed. A man was behind the wheel, and an 8-year-old girl was […]
Hurricane Ida: Disaster Relief response begins amid ongoing efforts to restore water, power to hard-hit areas
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams will be part of a massive cleanup effort in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which struck the state Aug. 29 as a Category […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams on alert following Hurricane Ida
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are on alert for likely deployment in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall Aug. 29 in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Ida […]
April 27, 2011
The numbers are still staggering. 62 tornadoes across Alabama in one day, an amount usually equal to an entire year. 238 deaths directly attributed to the tornadoes in our state. […]
‘Staggering’ Number of Volunteers Help, Set Precedent for Future Response
Mel Johnson says he can still see the scars from April 27, 2011, on the landscape when he drives up I-22 in northwest Alabama. Those will be there for years. […]
First Person: Disaster Relief Helps Meet Immediate Needs
As a team of Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers worked in Center Point to clear a yard following the Jan. 25 tornado that struck the area, a 79-year-old homeowner, Jeff […]
5 Dead, Hundreds of Homes and at Least Two Churches Hit in Alabama Tornado Outbreak March 25
At least five people were killed and hundreds of homes — and at least two churches — were destroyed or damaged when tornadoes struck several Alabama communities on March 25. […]
