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 […]
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers respond to recent storm damage across state
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief workers were deployed across Arkansas following a line of recent storms that brought intense winds and heavy rain to much of the state and across the South. In Jessieville, where an EF-1 tornado is reported to have touched down Monday, Jan. 2, Balboa Baptist Church has completed the work that was […]
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 […]