| Disaster Relief Volunteers Head to Fulton |
| Release Date: 09/19/2008 |
FULTON – The Kentucky Baptist Convention is sending a team of six volunteers to Fulton to help the area recover from windstorm damage caused by Hurricane Ike on Sept. 14.
According to Coy Webb, disaster relief associate for the KBC, the volunteers are from California, Ky., and will be operating chainsaws to help clear debris. Scheduled to arrive in Fulton on Sept. 20, the group will likely finish their projects by Sept. 25, he said.
This is the third team sent by the convention to provide relief to areas affected by Hurricane Ike. The other two teams are currently working in Texas.
Webb also said the 20 volunteers previously stationed in Beaumont, Texas, are being relocated to Angleton, Texas. Now based out of Second Baptist Church, Angleton, the team will continue providing relief through its kitchen, communications and shower units.
Those serving in Beaumont include volunteers from Bowling Green, Cadiz, Crofton, Florence, Hopkinsville, Lawrenceburg, Monticello, Shelbyville, Shepherdsville, Versailles and Winchester.
Webb said the other Kentucky team is stationed at Friendship Baptist Church in the Woodlands, an area outside of Houston, Texas. The team of 12 Henderson volunteers are working with a feeding unit.
Contributions to the KBC’s disaster relief efforts may be sent to the KBC, Dept. 5008, P.O. Box 740041, Louisville, KY 40201-9976. Please note “disaster relief” in the check memo. Online donations are also being accepted at www.kybaptist.org/dr .
Kentucky Baptists are part of a larger network of Southern Baptist volunteers trained to respond to disasters by manning mass feeding operations, using chainsaws to clear downed trees and limbs, clear mud out of flooded homes and more. Together, Southern Baptists comprise the third largest relief organization in the United States.
To learn more about Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief, go to www.kybaptist.org/dr .
The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization made up of more than 2,400 autonomous Baptist churches in Kentucky. A variety of state and worldwide ministries are coordinated through its administrative headquarters in Louisville, Ky. including: missions work, disaster relief, ministry training and support, church development, evangelism and more. For more information, visit www.kybaptist.org.
Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications |
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