Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Team serving flood victims in Colorado
BGCO sends a mobile kitchen to feed thousands of meals daily OKLAHOMA – The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) Disaster Relief Team is once again responding to service needs in Colorado. A BGCO mobile kitchen and support truck will leave for Longmont,...
Photos from Black Forest, CO fire cleanup
We've just added some photos taken by DR volunteer David Crowell to our Photo Gallery. You could also watch a video slideshow of even more photos taken by David below.
Oklahoma Baptists serving others while meeting needs at home
The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma has sent teams of disaster relief workers to aid in the Colorado fire cleanup effort OKLAHOMA CITY – In the time since the devastating May tornadoes, Oklahomans have proven themselves on a national scale as being an expressly...
AARP of Oklahoma Donate $125,000 to Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief
Officials with AARP of Oklahoma present a $125,000 grant toward disaster relief work by Oklahoma Baptists. Accepting the donation from AARP, from left, were BGCO Executive Director-Treasurer Anthony L. Jordan and Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter. Representing AARP,...
Video Update: Day 45
Dr. Anthony L. Jordan, BGCO Executive Director-Treasurer and Sam Porter, BGCO Disaster Relief Director give an update on what God has done through Oklahoma Baptist disaster relief since the May 2013 tornadoes.
Video Update: One Month Later
Dr. Anthony Jordan, Executive Director-Treasurer, and Sam Porter, Disaster Relief Director, reflect on the past month of work by Oklahoma Disaster Relief Teams and the amazing story of the continued generosity of thousands of people, churches and organizations around...
Free benefit concert with Matthew West
Clothing giveaway at Southern Hills Baptist Church June 21-22, 2013
Brand new quality clothing to be given away this Friday, June 21, 5:00-7:00 PM, and Saturday, June 22, 9:00-Noon, at Southern Hills Baptist Church, Oklahoma City. The event will be held in the gymnasium on campus. All individuals and families affected by the May...
Baptists lean on faith in spite of disaster
Organization has served more than 150,000 meals to workers, victims since May 20 MOORE, Okla. – It has been almost a month since the devastating storms tore through central Oklahoma on May 19 and 20, 2013. From the first moments of the statewide relief effort, the...
OK Baptists Disaster Relief Director in Colorado to Help Lead Response to Wildfires
OKLAHOMA CITY—Hours after he learned of the destructive wildfires in Colorado, Sam Porter, Disaster Relief Director for Oklahoma Baptists, left Oklahoma to Colorado to help give shape and strategy to the much-needed response. "Our trained volunteers continue the work...