Oklahoma Baptists continue to serve people in need after Thanksgiving ice storm
YUKON, Okla.—Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) chain saw, debris removal and other volunteer teams have continued to serve people affected by the Thanksgiving weekend ice storms that rocked Oklahoma. First Baptist Church of Yukon and Highland Hills Baptist Church...
Oklahoma Baptists Disaster Relief volunteers field hundreds of requests after ice storm
OKLAHOMA CITY—The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s Disaster Relief (DR) organization have 70 trained volunteers helping Oklahomans affected by the recent ice storms in parts of Oklahoma. Sam Porter, BGCO Disaster Relief Director, said, “We have received a huge...
Oklahoma Baptists Heading to TX after Flooding
Oklahoma Southern Baptist Disaster relief mud-out volunteers have been recalled from ministering in South Carolina, and will be dispatched to San Marcos, Texas on Sat., Nov. 7 and Mon., Nov. 9, according to Sam Porter, Disaster Relief Director with the Baptist General...
State DR trailers, leaders pledged to S.C.
In the wake of unprecedented flooding in South Carolina, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter has offered assistance to South Carolina Baptist Convention leaders in the form of trained Blue Caps (Leaders/Instructors) and...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers Begin to Serve Amid California Wildfires
Note: At this time, Oklahoma Baptists volunteers were not further activated in the response in California after all. For the latest information and future DR information, visit the okdisasterhelp.org website. SAN ANDREAS, Calif.—Today a team of Oklahoma Baptist...
Partnership missions: DR spring storm cleanup effort crosses 70-day, 620-job mark
After almost 70 days of directing the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) response to spring storms and heavy rains, (BGCO) Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter said he has hopes of closing the books on the effort by the third week of this month and giving...
Special request for BGCO flood relief from Anthony Jordan
https://vimeo.com/131728091 Dear Pastor, After a tornado hits, there is an immediate media frenzy. Pictures of devastated areas and misplaced families are everywhere. Tornadoes cause damage in concentrated areas, and it is easy to see the powerful destruction they...
Porter presents opportunity for youth, students to minister to flood victims
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter has issued a call to Oklahoma Baptist youth pastors, offering them an opportunity for their youth to minister to victims of flooding that hit the Sooner State in recent weeks. “Because of the...
FREE STEP-BY-STEP TRAINING VIDEO: How to care for a flood-damaged house
NEW VIDEO Home owners and disaster relief volunteers can learn how to care for a flooded home in this tutorial video featuring Richard Brown, the BGCO’s Disaster Relief volunteer flood recovery state team leader.
Porter: Volunteers needed
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM SAM PORTER, BGCO DISASTER RELIEF DIRECTOR Dear Oklahoma Baptists, As you know we have experienced record flooding across the state. 38-40 of the 77 counties have homes that have been flooded. The Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief is willing to...