Westside Baptist Church in Tuscumbia lost its steeple when an EF-1 tornado ripped through the city late Feb. 15. The tornado was part of a large line of storms that marched through the entire state that night and in the early morning hours of Feb. 16, producing strong straight-line winds and spawning tornadoes. Westside posted on its Facebook page that the church building had “suffered significant damage.” The Colbert-Lauderdale Baptist Association disaster relief team was in Tuscumbia today (Feb. 16)

The last Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief team that was deployed to help those affected by Hurricane Helene has returned home, though others may go again after Thanksgiving. Mark Wakefield, state disaster relief strategist, said a 28-person team from Calhoun Baptist Association came back to Alabama Sunday (Nov. 17). That team plus five others have helped with chainsaw cleanup and tarping in western North Carolina since operations shut down in Clearwater, South Carolina, Nov. 1. For more stories about disaster relief

Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are wrapping up their work in Clearwater, South Carolina, today (Nov. 1) and preparing to join the cleanup effort in western North Carolina. “We will shut down in Clearwater and bring most of our operation home,” said Mark Wakefield, state disaster relief strategist. ABDR has had a command center set up in South Carolina since late September to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Chainsaw teams redirecting to North Carolina Two

It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Helene made landfall and battered the Southeast with winds and floods. In some places, there’s still much to be done. But Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are among those still hard at work helping people get back on their feet. “A lot of our teams are coming back for the second time now,” said Debbie Reese, deputy white hat leader for the ABDR command center in Clearwater, South Carolina. She