Florida Baptist Disaster Relief Ministries

09/02/2026

Florida Baptist Disaster Relief will complete our assignment in New Castle, IN this Friday, Sept. 2. We have one cleanup team finishing up the work requests that we have left. Our teams have completed over 25 jobs the last two weeks. There have been 125 ministry contacts, 43 gospel presentations, 29 Bibles given out and 1 profession of faith. The work in Indiana still continues in other locations through many of our SBDR partners. If you would still like to help with historic flooding response, North Carolina Baptists on Mission are in need of cleanup teams to do mud out jobs. Contact your blue hat and regional coordinator if you have interest in helping. We have two teams that will be working with NC in the next two weeks. Thanks to all of our volunteers who were able to respond to this need to help one of our partners in the SBDR network.

08/28/2026

Florida Baptist Disaster Relief serving from Alaska to Indiana. Our second Alaska response team is on the ground serving and we are finishing our first week of deployment helping Indiana Baptist Disaster Relief with historic flooding. Pray for our teams as they continue to assess homes and do mud out jobs and minister to those impacted by these floods. You may receive emails from your blue hat or regional coordinator. If you are available to serve here in Indiana, please consider the opportunity we have to bring Hope, Help and Healing to these communities.

08/21/2026

Florida Baptist Disaster Relief is now DEPLOYED. We have been asked by Indiana Baptist Disaster Relief to help with historic flooding in Indiana. We are being deployed to New Castle, IN, just east of Indianapolis. We will be staying at First Christian Church in New Castle. This is a cleanup/recovery deployment only, we are not being asked for mass feeding. But other ministries are also needed, so you should hear from your coordinators. If you are trained in clean/up recovery, please make sure you make contact with your blue hat or regional coordinator as to your availability. If you are not attached a unit or your unit is not able to respond, but you are willing to serve with another team, then contact your regional cleanup recovery coordinator. You can find all state and regional coordinators here, https://flbaptist.org/ministries/disaster-relief/task-force/ . If you are responding, there is an online individual and team roster, an online PIF form you can fill out ahead of time and the camper reservation form, all found here, https://flbaptist.org/ministries/disaster-relief/, under the NOTICE section. We have an opportunity to serve a community that has been greatly impacted by this historic flooding event, so please consider the opportunity to bring Help, Healing and Hope and the love of Jesus to this community.

08/17/2026

Florida Baptist Disaster Relief is on Alert status for response to Indiana. The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana Disaster Relief has Florida for a possible response to flooding in Indiana. Currently they are assessing the situation and locating housing. We will not be mass feeding, but will need all other ministries involved. As we are given more complete information, your state and regional coordinators will be reaching out to you soon with more details.

08/03/2026

We are grateful for the partnership that we share with Florida Division of Emergency Management and for the leadership of Executive Director Guthrie and the tremendous team at the division. Follow for more tips and information during this month of emphasis on Emergency Management Awareness. By the way, look for some yellow shirts in this video!

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07/14/2026

Always stay prepared!
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🚨 Remember, the disaster sales tax exemption is in effect year-round!

Select disaster preparedness supplies remain tax-free for Florida residents!

Take advantage of the savings & prepare for hurricane season by stocking up on essentials like batteries, tarps, smoke detectors & more! 🔋

🔗 To see the full list of eligible items visit tinyurl.com/2s37amk9

07/10/2026

The spring 2027 training schedule has been set. See the dates and locations below. We are doing the odd numbered regions. The online registration is also ready for you to register, https://flbaptist.org/events/?category=disaster-relief. Hope to see you all at one of our trainings!

07/02/2026

Wherever ministry is happening in Florida, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief is often involved. Thankful for the opportunities to partner with other FBC ministries, associations and churches across Florida, see the article here,

HASTINGS, FL --This is a story about Gator Taters, a Florida Baptist Disaster Relief truck, Potato Fest and a God ordained encounter that resulted in the

07/01/2026

Here is a good article on Venezuela response from Send Relief,

When two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela’s north-central coast, lives changed in an instant. Hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed. Thousands of families were forced from their homes. Many spent nights sleeping outside because their homes were no longer safe or they feared more aft...