Upcoming Events

When disasters occur, trained Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are ready to respond quickly to meet the needs of those in the affected areas. These volunteers meet the demands of logistical coordination for teams that provide food, cut trees,  remove mud and debris, provide temporary childcare, and pastoral care through chaplaincy. As various teams of responding volunteers are staged, deployed and return home, administration volunteers work behind the scenes to provide ministry support. These administrative volunteers are part of an…

Disaster Relief Children’s Response Teams play a key part in disasters by providing a safe and loving environment for children who have experienced a crisis. Childcare ministry is an opportunity for volunteers to use their gifts and talents to impact both parents and children alike with Christ’s love during the days following a crisis event. Alabama WMU is passionate about connecting with Alabama Disaster Relief through childcare ministry.  Trained volunteers are ready to respond when hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or fires…

It is often the case in a disaster that communications systems are destroyed or overloaded. Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief has communications teams whose role is to support the ministry of other teams responding to a disaster. Through the use of amateur radio, these teams are able to assist in the coordination, placement, supply, and support of other ministry teams. The communications team may also assist disaster relief ministries in coordinating the overall incident command so that needs are met and…