| KBC Disaster Relief Responds to Indiana Floods |
| Release Date: 06/11/2008 |
FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Kentucky Baptist Convention is mobilizing disaster relief volunteers in response to recent flooding that caused damage in Franklin over the weekend.
According to Coy Webb, disaster relief associate for the KBC, six volunteers from Henderson will arrive today to serve for six days as a relief team in the Indiana Baptist disaster relief kitchen. Webb anticipates the unit to serve at least 1,000 meals each day.
Another team of 13 volunteers is scheduled to serve in the feeding unit from June 15 through June 21, Webb said. Those volunteers are from Monticello, Louisa, Shepherdsville, Mount Washington, Stanford, Winchester, Lexington and Christian County.
Additional workers are still needed, Webb said. Trained volunteers interested in helping may contact the KBC’s Baptist Men on Mission Department at (502) 489-3527 or (866) 489-3527 (toll free in KY) for more information.
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.
Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers work in conjunction with other organizations, such as the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Together, Southern Baptists compose the third largest relief organization in the United States..
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. |
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