Photos from North Carolina
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers are on the ground in Greenville, N.C., serving victims of Hurricane Matthew. Currently, 15 DR volunteers from Oklahoma are involved in serving approximately 8,000 meals a day. Another team of 16 Oklahoma DR volunteers...
Okla. Baptist Relief Volunteers Head East in Wake of Hurricane Matthew
EDMOND, Okla.—Trained volunteers with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) Disaster Relief operation have packed up and headed east, to help in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. As part of a multi-state coordinated response, a group of 15 Oklahoma Baptist...
Okla. Baptist Relief Volunteers Leaving to NC after Hurricane Matthew
EDMOND, Okla.—The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) Disaster Relief operation will be sending trained volunteers to Greenville, N.C., to help in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. As part of a multi-state coordinated response, Oklahoma Baptist relief will...
DR Director: Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers to head to Florida
UPDATE: Sam Porter: Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief is on standby to help in Georgia & South Carolina instead of Florida, since relief needs changed. For updates go to OKDisasterHelp.org OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief has been asked to respond to...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers help prepare 70,000 meals in La.
BATON ROUGE, La.—Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers have helped to prepare more than 70,000 hot meals in their first week on the ground in this flood-ravaged city in Central Louisiana. The food is prepared in the mobile BGCO...
Oklahoma DR volunteers have served 40,000-plus meals in Baton Rouge since Aug. 19
BATON ROUGE, La.—Despite battling scorching temperatures, soaring humidity and daily downpours of rainfall, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers have worked side-by-side with local volunteers to prepare more than 40,000 hot...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Springs to Action in NE Oklahoma
Southern Baptist Rapid Response Assessment Teams are in the field this afternoon after severe storms in Eastern Oklahoma caused damage to homes and businesses in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Sand Springs and Sapulpa. Initial reports indicate roofs damaged to businesses and...
Mud Out Volunteers Urgently Needed
Volunteers are urgently needed to help clean out the homes of the victims of June 12 flooding in Lawton and Maysville. “These residents cannot afford to pay to have their homes cleaned out,” said Sam Porter, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief...
BGCO Disaster Relief volunteers ‘Spread out from North Pole to Gulf of Mexico’
OKLAHOMA CITY—Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter says BGCO DR volunteers have, “Been spread out from the North Pole to the Gulf of Mexico,” over the past several weeks. Oklahoma Baptist DR volunteers have been dealing...
Baptist disaster relief serving storm victims in Boswell, Glencoe & Sulphur areas
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) disaster relief (DR) chain saw crews are working today in the Boswell, Glencoe and Sulphur areas after deadly tornadoes caused massive damage in those areas Monday evening. In addition to helping to clear debris left...