Disaster Relief
Stay informed with stories, news, and updates from churches across our association and throughout the state. Here you’ll find stories, events, and resources that celebrate ministry work and keep our church community connected.
Hispanic Florida Baptists celebrate graduation as trained chaplains
ORLANDO—Thirty-eight Hispanic Florida Baptists were recognized Jan. 18 at Primera Iglesia Bautista de Orlando as they graduated from the Florida Baptist Convention’s chaplaincy course, bringing the total of Hispanic Florida […]
Numbers tell a story: Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers rise ear…
It’s just several hours past midnight when volunteers gather to begin preparing about 9,000 meals for the day as part of one Florida Baptist Disaster Relief feeding team.
Next generation students provide help/encouragement after the storm
PUNTA GORDA–Like many churches in the path of Hurricane Milton, Tri-City Baptist Church in Punta Gorda was hit hard. On Friday morning after the storm, volunteers from the church began […]
Together: Disaster Relief serves alongside many partners to share hope of…
Together. That’s how Florida Baptist Disaster Relief responds to disasters. In the aftermath of heartbreaking crisis, FBDR serves alongside numerous partners to deliver the hope of the gospel to those […]
‘Oren por nosotros’, dicen los bautistas cubanos ante el huracán Oscar y l…
BARACOA, Cuba – Mientras los floridanos siguen recuperándose de la devastación causada por los tres huracanes que han tocado tierra en el Estado del Sol desde principios de agosto, los […]
Despite Hurricane Milton damage, Haitian church in Tampa ‘praising the Lor…
Hurricane Milton may have blown half the shingles off the roof causing leaks, cut off electricity to the building, and pushed standing water inside the main foyer and other rooms at COMOR Baptist Church in Tampa this past week, but that did not keep the Haitian congregation from gathering for worship Sunday morning.
Sarasota’s Colonial Oaks Baptist Church: ‘Here to serve the Lord and our c…
Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend, Category 3 Hurricane Milton made landfall Oct. 9 near Siesta Key, a barrier island located off the coast of Sarasota.
La Iglesia Bautista Bethel devastada por las aguas de la inundación: “Soy…
“Everything utterly destroyed–furniture, seats, resources.” That’s how Pastor Rafael Sanchez described the newly renovated church building of Tampa’s Iglesia Bautista Bethel, flooded with more than two feet of water after Hurricane Milton unleashed its fury Oct. 9.
Iglesia Bautista Bethel devastated by flood waters: ‘So blessed I want to…
“Everything utterly destroyed–furniture, seats, resources.” That’s how Pastor Rafael Sanchez described the newly renovated church building of Tampa’s Iglesia Bautista Bethel, flooded with more than two feet of water after Hurricane Milton unleashed its fury Oct. 9.
Disaster relief chaplain discovers ‘pure joy’ in pointing others to Christ
Diane Traynor is not really a fan of hurricanes, but after their arrival she springs into action–ready to offer soothing words, a listening ear and the hope of Christ.
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