Contributions can also be made by mail. Please make your check out to the Kentucky Baptist Convention (Disaster Relief in the memo line).
Mail gifts to:
Kentucky Baptist Convention
13420 Eastpoint Centre Drive
Louisville, KY 40223
Kentucky has an active disaster relief program that works in concert with similar programs in other states. More than 2,500 individuals are trained as Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief workers. Volunteers can staff feeding units designed to deliver thousands of hot meals on short notice; move in with chainsaws to help remove debris; do the dirty work of helping families remove mud from flooded homes; and provide many other disaster relief services.
Learn about and sign up for first time disaster relief training.
Learn how to be recredentialed as a disaster relief volunteer.
Learn how to become a cross-trained volunteer in disaster relief.
Learn how to become trained as a disaster relief chaplain.
Being prepared with quality training in any area of ministry enables us to be more effective as God calls us to serve Him. Many times, God gives us natural skills and abilities, but other times He provides opportunity for training so we will grow and improve in our effectiveness. Paul reminds us to “…be equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:17).
Churches can prepare for disaster by developing a strategy to minister to their communities during a crisis. This is done through facilities preparation, member training, securing supplies, and developing protocols to activate the church’s disaster response plan.
READY CHURCH is a strategy plan to assist churches in preparing for disasters that can strike their communities. It helps churches prepare, connect, and respond in times of disaster. The plan identifies some of the likely disaster scenarios that may occur in a church’s community and why the congregation needs to be prepared if it is to be effective in ministry.
READY CHURCH offers churches practical suggestions about how to prepare for ministry, develop a strategy, connect with those who are affected and other responding groups, and be ready to walk through doors of ministry opportunities during disasters. The plan also offers insight on how to keep response leaders active in ministry between disasters. Unfortunately, most churches are unprepared for disasters and miss strategic opportunities to offer compassionate ministry and share the hope of the gospel.
Is your church ready?
Contact Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief at (502) 489-3527 or (866) 489-3527 (toll free in Kentucky) for more information or to coordinate a READY CHURCH training session in your area.
Contributions can also be made by mail. Please make your check out to the Kentucky Baptist Convention (Disaster Relief in the memo line).
Mail gifts to:
Kentucky Baptist Convention
13420 Eastpoint Centre Drive
Louisville, KY 40223
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Ron Crow, Disaster Relief Director
(502) 489-3401
(866) 489-3527 (toll free in Ky.)