Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief heads to Florida to provide ‘hope and help’ after hurricane
Above: DR team members spend time in prayer before departing for Florida to help with relief efforts from Hurricane Ian. OKARCHE—Approximately two dozen volunteers left from the Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) TEAM Center in Okarche early morning of Oct. 7,...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief to serve in Florida amid hurricane response
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) teams will be serving in Florida amid the response to the deadly and destructive Hurricane Ian. Volunteer teams from Oklahoma will be part of a multi-state, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) response. Sam Porter, interim...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Mobilizing After Flooding
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief’s (DR) volunteer teams are answering a call to assist in the wake of devastating floods that caused damage in Kentucky and other areas. Don Williams, state DR director for Oklahoma Baptists, reported DR is currently preparing to deploy...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief To Feed Firefighters In Blaine County Amid Wildfires
Wildfires in Blaine County have damaged thousands of acres since last week. Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) team members have been called on to assist in feeding those fighting the wildfires, which are only 30 percent contained. According to Oklahoma Baptist DR...
DR Makes Progress Serving In Seminole
SEMINOLE—Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) continues to help people in Seminole and surrounding area recover from the May 4 tornadic storms. Last Saturday, May 7, members from different Oklahoma Baptist churches offered their time to serve those affected by the...
Oklahoma Baptist DR Serving Seminole
Above: DR team members remove limbs from a tree that fell on a Seminole home after a tornado struck the area. Photos by Chris Thomas SEMINOLE—Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) team members traveled to Seminole this morning, serving those who were affected by...
Seminole Sees Significant Tornado Damage; Baptist DR Responds
SEMINOLE—On May 4, tornadoes and severe storms hit areas across Oklahoma, including significant damage in Seminole which saw multiple tornadoes hit. By the next morning, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) had storm damage assessors and chaplains out serving. In...
Oklahoma Baptist DR to Help in Aftermath of New Mexico Fire
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) will be assisting in the aftermath of the McBride fire in New Mexico. An initial DR team will depart May 1 to Ruidoso, N.M. where the fire started April 12 around 2:30 p.m. on Warrior Road, according news reports. The fire quickly...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Helps More Than 40 Homeowners In The Wake Of EF2 Tornado
MADILL—Disaster recovery efforts, which came in the wake of a devastating EF2 tornado that struck southeastern Oklahoma on March 21, will be concluding this week. Don Williams, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) director, said teams will complete their work today,...
Kingston, Texoma Southern Meets One Week After Losing Building, Parsonage
KINGSTON (BP)—Keith Rogers planned to celebrate his 65th birthday preaching to Kingston, Texoma Southern on March 27. Despite a tornado that destroyed the building and his home days earlier, he was still able to do so. A fast-moving storm through this area in...