Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams from three states are joining those in New England to assist cleanup after flooding that damaged homes and at times isolated entire towns in Vermont. Two coordination sites have been established. New England Baptists are leading efforts in Barre, Vt., alongside Disaster Relief volunteers from Kentucky and South Carolina. Forty-five […]
Randy Creamer, director of Disaster Relief for the South Carolina Baptist Convention since 2014, retired at the end of January. “Randy Creamer has long been regarded as one of the ‘deans’ of Southern Baptist State Disaster Relief. He is well known and highly regarded, not only in his home state here in South Carolina, but […]
More than 70 Southern Baptist churches in South Louisiana suffered structural damage in Hurricane Ida, Louisiana Baptist Convention Director of Missions John Hebert told Baptist Press. “We have churches ranging from desperate to recovering, and the desperate ones need help. They’re below I-10. Insurance rates are out of this world. It’s going to be tough […]
South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief has donated thousands of masks and other protective gear to assist doctors, nurses and other medical personnel across the state in caring for coronavirus patients. The deliveries, made by SCBDR volunteers through April 10, included more than 16,327 N95 masks, 2,856 Tyvek suits, 1,040 goggles and 36,400 gloves. The supplies […]