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 […]
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. […]
12-11 Arkansas Storms Update
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are mobilizing in response to the storm damage after tornadoes and straightline winds affected Northeast Arkansas. Our teams are currently operating in Trumann, Leachville and Monette. They are also assessing damage in Augusta and other areas with reported damage. Incident Management teams are setting up at New Hope Baptist Church […]
9-13 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Clean-up efforts with the Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief continue in Hammond, Louisiana. There are many properties still being assessed, but jobs are continuing to come in and teams are working to complete them. Since we first arrived on September 2nd, we have successfully completed 63 jobs with many more to come. We have been able to distribute 31 Bibles and have had […]
9-07 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief deployed to Hammond, Louisiana last week to begin assisting those in need. They joined approximately 15 Southern Baptist State Conventions who have also deployed their Disaster Relief Teams to Louisiana and Mississippi. Homes around the area sustained damage. Trees and powerlines litter roads and yards. Many are still without power, and some are still making their way […]
9-02 Update [Hurricane Ida]
9-01 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief will be deploying to Hammond, Louisiana. Hammond is 45 miles east of Baton Rouge and 45 miles NW of New Orleans with a population of 21,359. This morning, the State Feeding Unit, the Tri-County Recovery Unit, the Geyer Springs FBC Shower and Laundry Unit, the State Communications Unit, and two commercial generators were deployed […]
08-30 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Hurricane Ida moved through Southern Louisiana/Western Mississippi on Sunday leaving a wake of destruction in its path. It came on shore as a category 4 with winds estimated at 150+ mph, 16-years to the day that Hurricane Katrina ripped through the same areas. Ida has tied for fifth in the strongest storms to hit […]
5-6 Arkansas Storms Update
We have teams in Walnut Ridge, Central Arkansas, Sebastian and Crawford Counties, and Nashville.
5-4 Arkansas Storms Update
Last night many Arkansans experienced the severe thunderstorms which marched across the state.