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...
by Staff | Sep 13, 2013 | Flood
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,...
by Staff | Jun 13, 2013 | Flood
Rep. James Lockhart, D-Heavener I must come clean. Up until a few days ago I had never dealt with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) directly. I had heard mention of this thing or that thing they did through members of my church. I had never dealt...
