Oklahoma Baptist DR blesses Beaumont, Tex. after floods
BEAUMONT, Tex.—When Tropical Storm Imelda hit in recently, during a period of two days that led to some 40 inches of rainfall in Southeast Texas, areas of the state experienced devastating flooding. Among the most impacted communities was Beaumont, Texas. Oklahoma...
Oklahoma Baptist DR assists after August 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...
2019 Flood Response – Photo Album
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...
Oklahoma Disaster Relief Update – May 26th, 2019
Watch this special message from Hance Dilbeck and Don Williams.
Baptist Disaster Relief ready to serve after tornadoes, flooding across Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) stand ready to serve following severe weather, tornadoes and damaging winds on Mon., May 20, 2019. According to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service, ten tornadoes hit different areas of the state of Oklahoma. “We...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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...
Okla. Baptist Disaster Relief oversees flood recovery efforts in Nebraska
BELLEVUE, Neb.—With 250,000 people displaced from flooding in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, Oklahoma Baptists have been requested to respond. Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas state conventions are providing leadership to the Southern Baptist Disaster...
Disaster Relief volunteers prepare meals for group of federal employees affected by shutdown
As the federal government’s partial shutdown continues, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have stepped up to help one group of federal employees. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 22, volunteers with Oklahoma Baptist DR will be preparing up to 900 meals a day for...
Oklahoma Baptist relief efforts provide hope to storm victims
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...
Oklahoma Baptist chaplains dispatched to California
PARADISE, Calif.—Following the tragic campfire that ravaged the town of Paradise, Calif. and has killed more than 70 people, California Baptists reached out to Oklahoma Baptists to send their “highly-trained and experienced” chaplains. “We’re sending some of our most...