Churches mobilize to serve tornado-stricken communities
May 23, 2025
Life for Kentuckians in Somerset and London was thrown into chaos after an EF-4 tornado ripped through their communities on May 16, killing 19.
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DR volunteers helping residents amid deadly tornado destruction
May 21, 2025
A path of downed trees in rural Laurel County signaled where a deadly tornado likely began a path of destruction last Friday night.
Deadly storms in Kentucky, Missouri: Baptist DR teams launch response
May 19, 2025
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams have mobilized across affected areas. In Kentucky, DR teams from the state — with support from Georgia Baptist teams — are helping residents in London, Somerset, Bowling Green and Benton …
Baptists continue to offer home-repair lifeline for Helene victims
April 18, 2025
“He said he’d be back, so I looked for him and, true to his word, they’ve been here,” said local resident Mack Thomason, 77, of a Baptists on Mission volunteer who said he could help.
‘They lost everything’: Volunteers clean homesites, share faith in Oklahoma
April 11, 2025
Texans on Mission volunteers spent two weeks responding to needs after wildfires tore through Stillwater, affecting about 200 homes in the area and 74 campers at nearby Lake Carl Blackwell.
Severe weather continues to pound South, Midwest
April 7, 2025
Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have kept busy during the past week as a relentless wave of storms continues to pound the region with deadly floods and tornadoes from Texas to Ohio.
Baptists respond to growing needs in Myanmar
April 4, 2025
A March 28 earthquake in Myanmar destroyed 15 church buildings and significantly damaged 10 others. Eight million people have been internally displaced by the quake, joining 19 million displaced persons already living in the nation.
Deadly storms hit in several states, ‘historic’ life-threatening flooding expected
April 4, 2025
At least seven people are dead after tornados ripped through parts of the South and Midwest this week (April 2–4), and more life-threatening severe weather is expected through the weekend.
‘We’re not going anywhere’: DR volunteers continue flood relief
April 3, 2025
Mal Underwood, a Brentwood Baptist DR volunteer, described the relief effort as a multi-stage process. “Flood relief is about triaging first responses — getting the mud out and helping families return to a degree of normalcy,” he said.
One state’s Disaster Relief sees 280 participate in training with 60% new volunteers
March 25, 2025
Not only did 280 attend the training session, but 170 — 60% of those who came — were new volunteers.
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