by Staff | Aug 7, 2017 | Tornado
TULSA— Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief (DR) has chainsaw teams on the ground in Tulsa, following an EF2 tornado that hit the 4100 block of Yale Avenue at 1:19 a.m. Sunday, August. 6. The National Weather Service confirmed that...
by Staff | Jul 12, 2017 | Press Release
By Messenger & NAMB Staff Sam Porter, who has been serving as director of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) for approximately 20 years, announced his retirement July 11 to become national DR director for...
by Staff | May 17, 2017 | Severe Storms, Tornado
ELK CITY, Okla.—Leaders with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) and its Disaster Relief organization were in Elk City on Wednesday, meeting with other emergency management leaders, to talk about the tornado relief efforts. Sam Porter, director of...
by Staff | May 16, 2017 | Press Release, Severe Storms, Tornado
ELK CITY, Okla.— On Tuesday evening, Sam Porter, director of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR), said the operation’s trained volunteers are assessing tornado damage in Elk City and monitoring the storms. “Our rapid response assessors are in Elk City...
by Staff | May 3, 2017 | Severe Storms, Volunteer Opportunity
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.— Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) is in Eastern, Central and Western Oklahoma this week assisting those affected by downed trees and flooding from severe weather across the state last weekend and wildfires earlier in 2017....
