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Disaster relief units are owned and staffed by Southern Baptist churches, regional Baptist associations, and state Baptist conventions. Volunteer teams respond to disasters within their own state and work cooperatively with other states in larger emergencies. Teams also work overseas when Baptist Global Response requests help.
The first Southern Baptist Disaster Relief response took place in 1967 when a small group of Texas volunteers helped victims of Hurricane Beulah by serving hot food cooked on small "buddy burners."
Forty years later, in 2008, Southern Baptist volunteers prepared almost 8 million meals. All assistance is provided to individuals and communities free of charge.
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Disaster Relief Training held June 12-13, 2009
Recently the BCNY with the help of some men from the Georgia Baptist Convention held a Disaster Relief Training event at the Lamson Road Community Church in Phoenix, NY. There was training offered in Blue Hat, Child Care, Chapliancy, Feeding, Chainsaw and Mud Out. We had around 50 people attend this free event.
If you would like to be contacted for our next training event please contact Sheila Scott and we will put you on the list.
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