Disaster Relief

For the first time in its history, the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC) met and conducted business virtually to observe COVID-19 meeting restrictions. Staff and board members heard reports, voted, and shared ministry updates via video conferencing for the scheduled Apr. 21 session, presided over by Chairman Albert Allen. In his…

ALERT for Chainsaw units with Chaplain and Assessors: as multiple areas of South Carolina were hit by tornadoes or high winds, there are many opportunities to serve. Unit Leaders not already assigned to a site are asked to contact the DOC (Disaster Operations Center) at the state convention office for an assignment. Volunteers, please contact

Due to the coronavirus, the April 18 Disaster Relief training event at Brushy Creek Church, Easley will not be held. Instead, we are expanding the fall training to be a state-wide event rather than a midlands event. That training will be on October 10, location to be determined. As soon as we have the details

Thursday, May 7, 2020 (New information since the April 10 update is in bold type.) Just as we were giving away the last of our mud-out resources, the tornado outbreak began, shifting our focus quite suddenly! Here is the final update on SCBC DR participation in the Covid-19 emergency: We were able to donate PPE (Personal

Partners through the Kershaw Baptist Association were quick to SERVE after North Central High School’s building was severely damaged during the Jan. 11 tornado. Members of the association began meeting needs within days of the storm and when the district was forced to relocate faculty, staff and students in order to resume classes. Director of

South Carolina and other states are NOT under alert to respond to the middle Tennessee tornadoes. With a very good network of Disaster Relief volunteers themselves, Tennessee DR will determine the extent of their response and activate their own units, requesting help from other states if needed. As always, states only respond across state lines at

South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from 14 associations responded to a Feb. 6 tornado that touched down in Spartanburg. Chainsaw and mud-out units assisted in cleanup efforts, completing more than 27 jobs. Spartanburg County Baptist Network partnered with SCBDR in coordinating the response. Several units made multiple trips to serve for the day. Highest

The tornado of Feb. 6 made quite a mess in Spartanburg, but SC Disaster Relief chainsaw units have been assisting in the cleanup. Rain prevented units from working on some days, but to this point nearly 40 jobs have been completed by SCBDR (South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief). The Spartanburg County Baptist Network has helped

ALERT for Chainsaw Units The EF1 tornado that hit Spartanburg on Thursday, Feb. 6 caused quite a bit of tree damage. Chainsaw units are needed to help, starting on Friday, Feb. 14. Rainy weather this week will prevent us from working until then. Unit Leaders of chainsaw units are asked to pull their teams together,

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is delighted to announce an internal staff promotion. As of October 1, 2019, Jon Jamison was named the Serve Team Leader. This promotion marks the official creation of the Serve Team to join the ADVANCE Ministry Priorities of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, which are Strong (Church Strengthening), Share (Evangelism), Send (Missions Mobilization) and Start (Church Planting). All