Send Relief

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – If the old expression “cleanliness is next to godliness” is true, then Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are offering lots of godliness to Kentuckians hard hit by recent flooding.

Whenever I’m preaching and I need to make a point about the beauty of the Church in action, I often refer to the image of God’s people with arms outstretched running toward places of deepest pain and suffering — being first on the scene after a disaster, bringing hope and healing through physical and tangible expressions of love in times of darkness. This is the Church at her best, when we share and show the love of Jesus.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Capping two days of meetings with the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) Board of Trustees, NAMB president Kevin Ezell expressed the urgent need to push forward with even greater strides and avoid settling for only incremental progress in taking the gospel to North America. The meetings took place Monday and Tuesday, February 3-4.

SAN ANTONIO – More than 200 leaders and volunteers representing 37 Southern Baptist state and regional conventions — Canada and Puerto Rico included — gathered at Shearer Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, for the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Roundtable Jan. 28-30. They came to the Alamo City in the yellow shirts and caps recognized nationally and internationally by survivors of disasters, both natural and man-made.

BOONE, N.C. – N.C. Baptists on Mission is receiving $3 million in state government funding to assist with ongoing rebuild efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, N.C. Gov. Josh Stein announced on Friday, Jan. 31.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – After five years serving as president of Send Relief, Bryant Wright is set to retire at the end of March.

SOPHIA, N.C. — Although Hurricane Helene significantly impacted missions giving in 2024, N.C. Baptist officials have seen an outpouring of financial donations and support for the ongoing storm-related response efforts in western North Carolina.

POGA, Tenn. – In an age driven by communication and technology, a small northeast Tennessee community near Beech Mountain, N.C., faces neglect and isolation.

PASADENA, Calif. – When Trenton Mueller moved from Tennessee to Southern California to begin the church planting process, he never would have imagined his journey would intersect with one of the greatest tragedies Los Angeles would ever face.

The photos below show some of the work being done by California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief amid the devastating wildfires in Southern California. Photos by Robert Jordan