Current Status: stand down

ABDR deploys to Georgia

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) has deployed teams to Georgia in response to the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene.    Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida just southwest of Perry as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds of 140 mph, life-threatening storm surge, and torrential rains.   The storm was […]

ABDR deploys to Louisiana

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) is gearing up to deploy to Morgan City, Louisiana, to aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine.   The hurricane slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm, knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands of people and threatening widespread flooding as it sent a storm surge […]

ABDR deploys in northern Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) is currently deployed in the northern part of the state.  According to the National Weather Service (NWS), in the predawn hours of Sunday, May 26, multiple tornadoes cut swaths from Benton County eastward through Carroll, Boone, Marion, Baxter, and Fulton counties. Survey teams confirmed at least EF-3 damage at Briarcliff, […]

ABDR teams aid Texans impacted by wildfires

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) recovery teams are lending aid to Texans impacted by wildfires devastating the state.    Last week, an ABDR recovery team comprised of volunteers from First Baptist Church in Clarksville and Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas traveled to Texas. First Baptist Church in Russellville traveled to Texas on Monday, March 11. In […]

ABDR deploys teams to Texas in wake of wildfires

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) recovery teams are on their way to Texas to aid areas impacted by wildfires ravaging the state.   According to recent CBS articles, the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle have left at least two people dead, burned more than a million acres of land and killed thousands of animals. It was reported […]

ABDR teams aid in aftermath of storms

Multiple Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) chainsaw units were deployed this week in Faulkner and Poinsett counties following wind damage from the severe weather on Sunday, June 25.   Chainsaw teams working in Faulkner County include the Faulkner Baptist Association, Balboa Baptist Church, Cross Church, and First Baptist Clarksville  The Central Baptist Church, Corner’s Chapel Baptist […]

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief units deploy to Russellville

Several Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) units were deployed to the Russellville area Sunday following the severe weather that hit the state over the weekend.   Recovery Units from First Baptist Church in Clarksville, First Baptist Church in Russellville, Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, Arkansas River Valley Baptist Association and Faulkner Baptist Association are currently providing […]

Disaster Relief continues to provide assistance in areas impacted by tornadoes

Since the March 31 tornadoes, Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) has deployed 23 recovery teams, six feeding units and two shower and laundry units. Currently, ABDR has 10 units deployed in Little Rock and Wynne, continuing to assist those in need.   Providing further aid, Texas Baptist Men Disaster Relief is set up at Second Baptist […]

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief aids survivors in recovery efforts

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) currently has 13 units deployed throughout Arkansas, following the recent severe thunderstorms and tornadoes on Friday, March 31, that left devastation in their wake. Currently, Disaster Relief has command centers at Immanuel Baptist Church (Little Rock), Levy Baptist Church (North Little Rock), Second Baptist Church (Jacksonville), and Wynne Baptist Church. […]

Disaster Relief deploys across Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief has deployed across Arkansas to aid in relief and recovery efforts following the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that tore through the Natural State on Friday, March 31.  Officials reported more than 50 people were injured in Friday afternoon’s tornado in Little Rock, preliminarily categorized as an EF-3 by the National Weather Service, […]

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief deploys to Mississippi

Rolling Fork, Miss. – Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief is actively serving Mississippians after an EF-4 tornado tore through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on Friday, March 24, leaving devastation in its wake.  The tornado moved from the southwest to the northeast directly through the town causing extensive damage to buildings, homes and infrastructure in the area.  As […]

10/12 Hurricane Ian

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief is actively serving Floridians after the recent landfall of Hurricane Ian. Nearly 150 volunteers have been deployed over the last week making over 100 contacts on the ground. Currently, Corners Chapel Baptist Church shower and laundry unit and Current Gaines feeding unit are actively working in the community to help provide […]

10/4 Hurricane Ian

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief is currently deployed to Florida, where Hurricane Ian drastically swept across the state on Wednesday, September 28. Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm, killing over 100 people according to recent reports and causing widespread damage.  “This will be a very long deployment. We will be doing mass feeding and helping […]

8/8 Flooding

An Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief recovery team from First Baptist Church in Russellville left early Sunday afternoon on August 7 to respond to the flooding in St. Louis, Missouri. Chaplains and assessors have also been deployed to respond to the floods in Kentucky from First Baptist Church in Rogers. Currently, there are 11 sites in […]

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief Ukraine/Romania Update

UPDATE Arkansas Baptist State Convention Disaster Relief partnered with the IMB and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief international crisis response efforts (SEND Relief) in Romania where almost 600,000 Ukrainians have fled. In early April, a team of six volunteers from the Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief traveled to Romania to assist however they might be needed. On […]

04-12 Severe Weather Update

UPDATE Round one of three severe weather events forecast for this week swept through the River Valley and North Central Arkansas last night, Monday, April 11. Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers were ready to respond. The First Baptist Clarkesville Chainsaw Unit was sent to Scranton, Arkansas to work on tree removals. The Red River Baptist […]

4-03 Northwest Arkansas Tornado

UPDATE Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers responded in Northwest Arkansas to tornado damage left by a EF-3 tornado in parts of Fayetteville and Springdale on March 31-April 3. Grand Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Smith, Balboa Baptist Church in Hot Springs Village and the Southwest Baptist Association Recovery Units spent the majority of the weekend […]

3-30 Northwest Arkansas Tornado

UPDATE Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are actively responding to tornado damage in Northwest Arkansas. According to the National Weather Service, an EF-3 tornado impacted parts of Fayetteville and Springdale in the early hours of Wednesday, March 30. The Washington-Madison Association Feeding Unit is feeding volunteers and survivors in the community. The Northwest Baptist Association’s […]

02-24 Winter Storm Update

UPDATE  A winter storm moved through the area February 23 bringing ice, sleet and freezing rain to much of Arkansas. Areas all over the state have been affected while the hardest area of impact seems to be Northeast Arkansas. There are reports of trees and powerlines being down, which has caused many to be without power.   […]