by Brian Hobbs | Feb 27, 2023 | Press Release, Relief/Aid
Above: Jason Yarbrough, right, and Ryan Deatherage give leadership to Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief. The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of one of Oklahoma Baptists’ most well-known, widely respected ministries. Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR), founded...
by Brian Hobbs | May 4, 2019 | Relief/Aid, Tornado
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) never charges homeowners for help and services they give to people. Don Williams, Oklahoma Baptist DR state director, received an alarming report from an official with Oklahoma Emergency Management that there reportedly were...
by Brian Hobbs | Nov 21, 2018 | Fire, Press Release
PARADISE, Calif.—Following the tragic campfire that ravaged the town of Paradise, Calif. and has killed more than 70 people, California Baptists reached out to Oklahoma Baptists to send their “highly-trained and experienced” chaplains. “We’re sending some of our most...
by Brian Hobbs | Jun 8, 2015 | Flood
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter has issued a call to Oklahoma Baptist youth pastors, offering them an opportunity for their youth to minister to victims of flooding that hit the Sooner State in recent weeks. “Because of the...
by Brian Hobbs | Jun 5, 2015 | Flood
NEW VIDEO Home owners and disaster relief volunteers can learn how to care for a flooded home in this tutorial video featuring Richard Brown, the BGCO’s Disaster Relief volunteer flood recovery state team leader.
