by Staff | Apr 23, 2014 | Press Release, Tornado
MOORE, Okla.–The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) Disaster Relief organization presented a $500,000 donation on Wednesday to the Moore Public Schools to build a 1,600-person storm shelter at a school in Moore. The BGCO, which has an ongoing involvement...
by Staff | Jan 16, 2014 | Tornado
Eight months after an eventual EF-5 tornado touched down west of Newcastle and roared northeastward for 17 miles during a 39-minute reign of terror that ripped through the heart of Moore, Sam Porter is close to seeing his dream of a safer heart of Oklahoma come to...
by Staff | Nov 21, 2013 | Flood, Typhoon
The Baptist Global Response (BGR) Rapid Assistance Team is nearly done identifying communities that need assistance after Typhoon Haiyan and meeting immediate survival needs. It’s time to shift gears toward a longer-term response. Now a Disaster Assessment and...
by Staff | Nov 13, 2013 | Flood, Typhoon
Dear Neighbors, Few states in America know more about disaster than Oklahoma. It is not a contest we wish to win, but a reality we have come to accept. While the 40th anniversary of BGCO Disaster Relief was being celebrated at our annual meeting last week, on the...
by Staff | Sep 18, 2013 | Flood, Press Release
Incident Command Center hub for mobile kitchen, shower trailer, flood recovery and mud-out teams, and chaplain teams BOULDER, Colo. – Oklahoma Disaster Relief volunteers have been assigned to oversee recovery efforts following massive flooding along the 130-mile...
