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. […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers Called Out to Serve Once Again Following Hurricane Zeta
Mark Wakefield says Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have been working steadily for a long time as hurricane after hurricane has pounded the Southeast, starting with Hurricane Laura relief in […]
ABDR Volunteers Deploy to Louisiana After Hurricane Laura
When Robert and Elsie Whittle heard Hurricane Laura was headed right for them, they couldn’t believe it. A tree had already fallen on the back of their home earlier this […]
Alabama Coast Cleaning Up After Sally
Romar Beach Baptist Church in Orange Beach and Camp Baldwin in Elberta each sustained significant damage as Hurricane Sally made landfall at Gulf Shores in the predawn hours of Sept. […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Workers in Gulf Shores 2 Days After Hurricane Sally Wreaks Havoc
Just two days after Hurricane Sally made landfall, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief workers were at First Baptist Church, Gulf Shores, getting ready to dig in. Mark Wakefield, the state’s lead […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Teams, Equipment Deployed to Louisiana Following Hurricane
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are headed to Leesville, Louisiana, to assist in cleanup efforts following Hurricane Laura. Two ABDR chainsaw teams will work alongside South Carolina Disaster Relief to […]
Cahaba Association Disaster Relief Leader Doug Vance Sees God’s Hand in Ministry Role
Doug Vance said every time he stands in someone’s yard with a chainsaw, the person talks about how amazing it is that someone would come all the way there to […]
Churches Damaged in Easter Storms
Lawler Baptist Church, near Dora, and Shoal Creek Baptist Church, Priceville, are two churches with reported damage from today’s Easter storms moving through the state. Lawler Baptist’s building “took a […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Donating 2,000 Masks to Law Enforcement, Healthcare Workers
Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), announced today (March 26) that Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) is donating 2,000 N95 masks to local […]
