by Staff | May 26, 2019 | Flood, Tornado
Watch this special message from Hance Dilbeck and Don...
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 Emily Howsden | Dec 6, 2018 | Tornado
GORE—On Fri. Nov. 30, two tornadoes hit northeastern Oklahoma, causing damage to several communities. Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) immediately responded by setting up a command center at the associational camp grounds, Tenkiller Baptist Assembly. According to...
by Staff | Aug 7, 2017 | Tornado
TULSA— Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief (DR) has chainsaw teams on the ground in Tulsa, following an EF2 tornado that hit the 4100 block of Yale Avenue at 1:19 a.m. Sunday, August. 6. The National Weather Service confirmed that...
by Staff | May 17, 2017 | Severe Storms, Tornado
ELK CITY, Okla.—Leaders with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) and its Disaster Relief organization were in Elk City on Wednesday, meeting with other emergency management leaders, to talk about the tornado relief efforts. Sam Porter, director of...
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...