Download the October 2022 newsletter for more on the following topics: Better Together Heart4Schools Training recap Ideas for Serving Teachers Ministry Spotlight: River Springs Church, Irmo Ministry Spotlight: New Salem Baptist Church, Sumter Outside the Walls Event Food Insecurity and Backpack Buddies 2022 – 2023 School Appreciation Days
October 2022 – Post Pandemic School Needs Read More »
Units are now deploying or scheduled to deploy to Florida for the Disaster Relief (DR) response to Hurricane Ian. Some South Carolina units will serve in Arcadia, FL at a response site managed by Alabama DR. Other units will be assigned in other places, yet to be determined. The first ministry needed after a hurricane
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When you talk with Kevin Massey, pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Sumter, SC, it is obvious that he and his church are passionate about expanding the kingdom and impacting their local community. One way they have done this is through a partnership with Cherryvale Elementary School. Five years ago, they chose to partner
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River Springs Church is doing an incredible job serving four schools in their community. This congregation of about 120 in weekly attendance has 20 volunteers who give their time to help serve students and teachers. They began providing weekend food for students through their “snackpack” program twelve years ago. Prior to the pandemic, they were
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We are pleased to report that no in-state response to Hurricane Ian is needed. We can all say a prayer of thanks that South Carolina homeowners were spared from significant damage! Now our attention will turn to assisting with the response in Florida, so all units remain on ALERT. The initial focus by Florida DR
DR ALERT – Status Update 10/1/22 Read More »
If you have been thinking about serving the Lord through Disaster Relief, now is the time to get involved! This year’s fall Disaster Relief (DR) training will be held October 15, and there is still time to register. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is known for being a volunteer force that knows how to help people
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Download the resource below for ways to get started, a list of student needs, and ways to encourage teachers.
All You Need to Know to Start a Partnership Read More »
Ministry continues in McDowell, Kentucky where South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief is running a site for flood recovery. After four weeks of operations, our mud-out units and chaplains have completed 39 mud-out jobs and led nine people to salvation! Chaplains and Mud-out volunteers are not the only ones who serve – their work is made
Kentucky Flood Response: One-Month Update Read More »
The work of South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief in McDowell, Kentucky in the first week-and-a-half resulted in 17 completed mud-out jobs, dozens of ministry contacts, and two salvation decisions! The ministry continues as we have a change-over in personnel each weekend and fresh mud-out teams begin work every Monday until the end of the month.
An Update from McDowell, Kentucky Read More »
With tears of compassion in their eyes, South Carolina Disaster Relief (SCDR) volunteers told of their visit to a home in eastern Kentucky. The elderly man living there had been walking on soaking wet carpet and sleeping on a wet mattress because of the recent flood. Mr. M had nowhere else to live and no
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