by Staff | May 5, 2014 | Fire, Press Release
EDMOND—The Disaster Relief organization of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) is involved in the response to the wildfires in the Guthrie area. According to Dave Karr, deployment coordinator for the BGCO, volunteers are preparing hundreds of meals today...
by Staff | Aug 8, 2013 | Fire
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.
by Staff | Jul 31, 2013 | Fire, Press Release
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...
by Staff | Jun 16, 2013 | Fire, Press Release
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...
by Brian Hobbs | Jun 16, 2013 | Fire, Press Release
OKLAHOMA CITY–Oklahoma Baptists’ Disaster Relief operation, which has played a leading role in response to the Oklahoma tornadoes, will respond to a call to help Colorado amid its destructive wildfires, according to Sam Porter, Disaster Relief Director for...
by Staff | Aug 20, 2012 | Fire
The fires have slowed down but the cleanup /recovery effort is A BLAZE! Thus far the “army” of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have completed approximately 98 home sites after the first full week of “Ash Out” Recovery. The fires burned 114,000 acres of...
