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Send Relief backpacks help churches in community partnerships
NORMAN, Okla. (BP) – “Little” victories depend on where you stand. Cornerstone Indian Baptist Church hadn’t hosted its Following the Trail Men and Boys Christian...
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Send Relief Breakfast encourages attendees to support adoption, foster care
NEW ORLEANS – During its Wednesday morning, June 14, breakfast at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Send Relief—the collaborative compassion arm...
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NAMB celebrates planters, chaplains, Send Relief in presentation to SBC messengers
NEW ORELANS – The North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) report and presentation began with messengers and guests at the SBC Annual Meeting rising to give...
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Serve Tour + Crossover brings gospel hope, tangible help to the Big Easy
NEW ORLEANS – Southern Baptist seminary students walked the streets, presenting the hope of the gospel. Churches hosted block parties for their neighbors. New Orleans...
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Disaster Relief
Barber and Wright visit Arkansas to encourage SBDR volunteers, survivors
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The indescribable roar of the approaching tornado sent Yolanda Spencer scrambling to take cover in her bathtub. The Friday, March 31...
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Compassion Ministry
SBDR volunteers, storm survivors begin the long recovery in Arkansas
WYNNE, Ark. (BP) — Matt Dunavant, pastor of Wynne Baptist Church, was 10 miles outside of town when the tornado carved up his beloved community...
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Personal Spiritual Growth
With 21 dead, churches respond to tornado damage amid personal tragedies
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (BP) – Pastor Bob Gilliland’s son Roger called and told him to turn on the weather; a tornado was approaching. “I was...
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Southern Baptist partnership on display during Serve Tour Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On March 10-11, more than 800 volunteers from seventy-nine churches across the United States gathered in Montgomery to participate in Send Relief’s...
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Compassion Ministry
Disaster relief leaders meet to train, plan for upcoming year
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer Jason Yarbrough kicked off his first year as state disaster relief director for the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma...
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Send Relief’s 2022 underscores value of Southern Baptist cooperation
ALPHARETTA, Ga.—Between the brutal war in Ukraine, an alarming global hunger crisis and another year of battling the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022...
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Celebrating the Grand Opening of Send Relief’s Puerto Rico Ministry Center
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico (BP) – Send Relief’s grand opening ceremonies for its ministry center in Guaynabo spanned two days on Nov. 8-9, hosting local government...
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Send Relief Serve Tour completes 2022 events, looks toward 2023
DAYTON, Ohio – A group of volunteers stepped into what was described as a “forgotten and disparaged” trailer park in New Lebanon just outside Dayton,...
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Compassion Ministry
SBDR volunteers near 500,000 meals prepared, provide relief for hundreds of homeowners
FORT MYERS, Fla. – As Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) nears 500,000 meals prepared in the wake of Hurricane Ian, volunteers have completed approximately 730...
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Disaster Relief
Best of Southern Baptist cooperative efforts on display in disaster relief response
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Any time a major storm system threatens the continental United States, the antennae of thousands of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR)...
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Compassion Ministry
Hurricane Ian recovery ramps up as Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Send Relief assist
FORT MYERS, Fla. – As Hurricane Ian rolled in Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 28, Wade Harmon was on the fifth floor of the Larsen Health Center...
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In Fiona’s wake, Send Relief begins serving meals, assisting in recovery
PUERTO RICO – Following Hurricane Fiona’s landfall in Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, Southern Baptist churches on the island have begun meeting crisis needs and...
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