by Staff | Jun 24, 2024 | Flood, Relief/Aid
Oklahoma Disaster Relief Volunteers have been busy this year thanks to the weather that has brought the need for fire, wind and rain responses. Since April 28, there have been DR volunteers serving Oklahomans impacted by tornado damage. Chainsaw teams continue to work...
by Staff | Aug 2, 2022 | Flood, Relief/Aid
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief’s (DR) volunteer teams are answering a call to assist in the wake of devastating floods that caused damage in Kentucky and other areas. Don Williams, state DR director for Oklahoma Baptists, reported DR is currently preparing to deploy...
by Staff | Oct 15, 2019 | Flood
BEAUMONT, Tex.—When Tropical Storm Imelda hit in recently, during a period of two days that led to some 40 inches of rainfall in Southeast Texas, areas of the state experienced devastating flooding. Among the most impacted communities was Beaumont, Texas. Oklahoma...
by Staff | Jun 4, 2019 | Flood, Relief/Aid, Severe Storms
Record flooding in parts of Oklahoma resulted in BGCO Mudout teams being deployed to Skiatook, Oklahoma. These are pictures from some of the work. Pictures include work on Avant First Baptist Church, where the church members had mostly cleared the structure but we...
by Staff | May 26, 2019 | Flood, Tornado
Watch this special message from Hance Dilbeck and Don...
by Staff | Mar 26, 2019 | Flood
BELLEVUE, Neb.—With 250,000 people displaced from flooding in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, Oklahoma Baptists have been requested to respond. Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas state conventions are providing leadership to the Southern Baptist Disaster...