by Staff | Aug 31, 2020 | Hurricane, Relief/Aid
LAKE CHARLES, La.—As part of Southern Baptists’ coordinated response to Hurricane Laura, teams of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) headed to Louisiana on Aug. 30 to offer hope and help. Don Williams, Oklahoma Baptists’ DR state director, said, “We have been in...
by Staff | Aug 31, 2020 | Hurricane, Relief/Aid
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) is responding to a call for help from Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, according to Don Williams, Oklahoma Baptists’ DR state director. “We have been in close conversations with leaders coordinating the disaster...
by Staff | Mar 19, 2020 | Press Release, Relief/Aid
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) is coming alongside churches that have been serving food. Hunger Funds financial assistance is available to help feed communities, including school children. For details, contact the DR office at dwilliams@oklahomabaptists.org....
by Staff | Aug 28, 2019 | Relief/Aid, Severe Storms
Severe and damaging storms, including 70-plus miles per hour winds, swept through central Oklahoma and other parts of the state on in the evening hours of Aug. 26. Volunteers with Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) were providing assistance as soon as the very next...
by Staff | Jun 4, 2019 | Flood, Relief/Aid, Severe Storms
Record flooding in parts of Oklahoma resulted in BGCO Mudout teams being deployed to Skiatook, Oklahoma. These are pictures from some of the work. Pictures include work on Avant First Baptist Church, where the church members had mostly cleared the structure but we...
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...
