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 | Oct 12, 2016 | Hurricane, Press Release
EDMOND, Okla.—Trained volunteers with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) Disaster Relief operation have packed up and headed east, to help in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. As part of a multi-state coordinated response, a group of 15 Oklahoma Baptist...
by Staff | Oct 10, 2016 | Hurricane, Press Release
EDMOND, Okla.—The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) Disaster Relief operation will be sending trained volunteers to Greenville, N.C., to help in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. As part of a multi-state coordinated response, Oklahoma Baptist relief will...
by Staff | Oct 6, 2016 | Hurricane, Press Release
UPDATE: Sam Porter: Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief is on standby to help in Georgia & South Carolina instead of Florida, since relief needs changed. For updates go to OKDisasterHelp.org OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief has been asked to respond to...
by Staff | Aug 25, 2016 | Flood, Press Release
BATON ROUGE, La.—Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers have helped to prepare more than 70,000 hot meals in their first week on the ground in this flood-ravaged city in Central Louisiana. The food is prepared in the mobile BGCO...
by Staff | Jul 14, 2016 | Press Release, Severe Storms
Southern Baptist Rapid Response Assessment Teams are in the field this afternoon after severe storms in Eastern Oklahoma caused damage to homes and businesses in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Sand Springs and Sapulpa. Initial reports indicate roofs damaged to businesses and...