Disaster Relief

More Than a Mudout

The South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief deployed units to both Louisiana and Pennsylvania after Hurricane Ida made landfall in the fall of 2021. The Laurens Baptist Association sent a team to Horsham, Pennsylvania. While the team worked on an extensive mudout job, the chaplain on duty was able to speak with the elderly homeowners. After

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Ukraine Prayer Guide

South Carolina is among numerous state conventions partnering with Send Relief to provide aid to Ukrainian refugees by sending mission teams to serve in eastern Europe. An SCBC team will serve May 28-June 11 in the town of Suceava (soo-CHAH-vuh), Romania, on the Ukraine border. Tasks of the team may include: Greeting and offering water,

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Early Spring Tornadoes

SC Baptist Disaster Relief has responded to two tornado outbreaks recently in our state. Both were small, localized responses. Both gave volunteers in different parts of the state the opportunity to serve the Lord by meeting needs of homeowners. Pickens County Two confirmed tornadoes caused damage in Pickens County on Wednesday night, March 23. The

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Hope in Crisis

After Hurricane Ida’s devastation hit Louisiana in August of 2021, an SCBC Disaster Relief Chainsaw Unit from Shandon Baptist Church moved in to assist. As the unit shared the Gospel with homeowners impacted by the hurricane, one couple made life-transforming decisions. The husband, a local deputy sheriff, accepted Christ as Savior, and his wife, a

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Ukrainian Response

We have all been grieving over the events surrounding the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army on February 24, 2022. For me, it is especially personal. Our family served in Kiev, Ukraine for ten years helping plant churches and training church leaders. Because of dedicated Baptist mission work, churches in Ukraine were some of

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