Disaster Relief

by Alvin Tans, Unit Leader, Kershaw Baptist Association chainsaw unit Our Lord instructs us to do good works that he has beforehand prepared for us (Eph. 2:10). Thanks to being a part of SCBC Disaster Relief, we were ready on a one-day notice to remove a huge tree limb from a house in our community. …

Disaster Relief volunteers are encouraged to make personal preparations to secure their homes and property as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches. Being prepared personally means that you will be in a better position to help others if damage occurs in your area. DR leaders are asked to check and secure DR units. Forecasts do not lead

A team of South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers traveled on June 5 to Colorado to serve in fire recovery work from last fall’s wildfires. They are hard at work this week doing “ash-out” in homes destroyed by the fires. The fire recovery was delayed by snowfall last year, which halted all work until the

Update, June 8, 2021 : The recovery work in Louisiana has moved along much more rapidly than expected. Late last week, Louisiana DR leaders released our SC assessors and shower/laundry volunteers early, and stood down the SC mud-out units that were scheduled to serve. Original post, May 31, 2021:Louisiana Disaster Relief has requested help from

Two South Carolina Baptist Convention Disaster Relief teams will deploy to different parts of the country in June for special projects. An ash-out team will serve in Colorado, and a children’s response team will serve in Nashville. Last September, wildfires devastated areas of Colorado. Just as the state’s Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers were able to

The Bible tells us in Galatians 6:10 “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”  The Kershaw Baptist Association Disaster Relief team did that on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.  On Wednesday, May 12, a rainstorm with high winds blew down a

After a year’s delay due to the pandemic-related ban on large gatherings, a regional Disaster Relief training was held recently at Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Easley. This was a scaled-down training, with about half the usual number of classes and participants, to allow for physical distancing. One class was held later online, to help keep

Final Summary: The first out-of-state response for South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief in 2021 was to the flooding in eastern Kentucky. At the request of Kentucky Baptist DR, we ran a command post site for mud-out in a highly impoverished former coal-mining area, Floyd County. The response lasted three weeks, with 53 SCBC DR volunteers participating.

Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief has requested that SC assist with flood recovery after torrential rains caused flooding in eastern Kentucky. This will involve our sending mud-out units, and running a command post to support the units. Units and volunteers that are needed include: Mud-out Chaplains and assessors (to accompany mud-out units) Cooks (fixed kitchen, not

This event provides training for those interested in meeting needs after a disaster. Classes are offered in the various ministry areas of Baptist Disaster Relief. Additionally, an “Introduction to Disaster Relief” class is required of all new volunteers. (*For volunteers interested in becoming DR Chaplains, please see requirements below.)Click HERE for class descriptions. The day