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.
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief launches Hurricane Milton response/continu…
Photos by William Haun SARASOTA–As Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, made landfall just after 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, near Siesta Key, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are now setting up […]
Hurricane Milton: Florida Baptist DR ready to respond
Still actively responding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief is preparing to respond immediately after Hurricane Milton makes landfall in the coming hours.
Glimpses of grace: Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers ‘share hope…
Amid widespread devastation throughout the Sunshine State in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have demonstrated and shared God’s love over and over and over again.
Hudson First Baptist Church: ‘Bleeding … but still going to serve Him’
Like many congregations in Florida, First Baptist Church of Hudson is no stranger to the aftermath of natural disasters.
‘Flooded to the Ceiling:’ Keaton Beach church works to recover from Helene
It was day two of hurricane cleanup at Keaton Beach’s Blue Creek Baptist Church for Pastor Justin Goins and fellow church members when God sent in a cavalry of college men to help them win the battle against the mud, sludge and debris left by Hurricane Helene inside their church.
‘For the sake of the gospel’ in hurricane relief: Give, go, pray
As Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers continue to come alongside community residents impacted by Category 4 Hurricane Helene–and with Hurricane Milton now setting its sights on Florida’s west coast–all Florida Baptists are being encouraged to join relief efforts by giving, going and praying.
Partnership fuels rapid response in hurricane relief
Although Lake City, located about 60 miles west of Jacksonville, may have been spared the brunt of Hurricane Helene’s record-setting storm surge and fierce winds, the storm still forced many in the community to search for basic needs.
First Baptist of Cedar Key: ‘Thankful to serve community’
Debris piled high along community roads, broken and splintered fragments of homes floating in waterways, shattered windows … and shattered lives.
Perry church ‘praising Lord in good times and bad times’
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief launched its mass feeding operations at First Baptist Church in Perry on Saturday, Sept. 28, following Category 4 Hurricane Helene’s destructive path in Florida’s Big Bend on Thursday, Sept. 26.
‘Active status’ for Florida Baptist Disaster Relief in Hurricane Helene re…
As Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, made landfall just after 11 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, in Taylor County, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are now on “active status,” preparing to respond quickly to deliver help, hope and healing to those impacted by the storm.
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