Disaster Relief

DISASTER RELIEF IS AN ONGOING MINISTRY OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, THE MISSOURI BAPTIST CONVENTION AND THE NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD.

Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief:

Send donations to:

The Baptist Building

400 East High Street

Jefferson City, MO 65101.

Make checks payable to Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief and put "disaster relief" in the memo line.

To volunteer, call Gwen Martin at 573-636-0400, extension 631 or 1-800-736-6227, extension 631.

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief:

Send donations to:

North American Mission Board

PO Box 116543

Atlanta, GA 30368-6543

Make checks payable to the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and put "disaster relief" in the memo line.

For more information on Disaster Relief - www.namb.net/dr

Ongoing Opportunities to Serve:

Louisiana Baptist Convention: www.lbc.org/CrisisResponse/Default.aspx?id=6050

Baptist Genernal Convention of Texas

Church2Church Ministry: www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=4187

Southern Baptists of Texas Adopt-a-Church Ministry:

www.sbtexas.com/minister_church_relations/AdoptaChurch.htm

Operation Noah Update:

Operation Noah Rebuild is a three-year project (through August 2009) in the New Orleans area. It is a partnership project between New Orleans churches, associations, the Louisiana Baptist Convention, and the North American Mission Board. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed. Much of the work done since Hurricane Katrina suffered damage this Summer from Hurricane Gustav. There is still plenty of work to be done!

For more information or to volunteer:

Call (504)362-4604 or toll free 1-800-934-0808

E-mail noah@namb.net

Go to the Operation Noah website - www.operationnoah.net

National Leadership:

Terry Henderson is the national disaster relief director.

To contact the Disaster Operations Center, call 1-800-462-8657 extension 6133 or e-mail dr_offsite@namb.net.