Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams are assessing damage and planning how to best respond after storms swept through the state Dec. 9.
Weakley County TBDR teams were assessing in Dresden late in the day Dec. 9 and planned to be in Rutherford on Dec. 10, according to the Baptist and Reflector. Other teams were also on call, ready to respond as needed.
As a result of reported tornadoes north of Nashville, six people were confirmed dead — three in Clarksville and three in Madison. Hendersonville also took a direct hit, according to the Tennessean.
Gallatin, Springfield and Cumberland Furnace, among others, also all suffered damage, according to the National Weather Service.
Church damage
At least one church — Cross Creek Baptist Church in Indian Mound, Tennessee — suffered major damage.
“Please lift our entire community in prayer as we enter into a season of transition and continue to ‘praise Him in this storm,'” the church’s Facebook page said.
Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, said he had been in contact with a lot of pastors in the area and was “very encouraged by a ‘can do’ compassion articulated by these brothers.”
“Past responses to difficult times would assure us that we will take care of each other through this event,” he told the Baptist and Reflector.
Davis said Tennessee Baptist DR “will show up, clean up and help rebuild in the days ahead.”
“I am thankful for the generosity of churches and brothers and sisters from across our state that allows us to respond immediately after the storms and be there for the long-haul of restoration,” he said.
