Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is one of the top disaster response organizations in the world because we are able to quickly deploy well trained and experienced volunteers to the point of need and provide logistical support for them. Many disaster relief organizations serve only a humanitarian purpose, but that is not us. We are compelled by Christ’s love for all mankind AND his desire that no one should perish. We keep our focus by nurturing our individual relationship with Jesus Christ in the context of a local body of believers who recognize and call out our giftedness in service to God and our neighbors.

In January of 2024, the Baptist Resource Network’s Disaster Relief began to promote a big, bold campaign that we call Building Our Future. The purpose of Building Our Future is to engage all of our churches and Disaster Relief volunteers in raising funds to build the BRN Response and Relief Center to:

• be a Northeast U.S. hub for staging materials and supplies for rapid disaster response and relief needs, thereby supporting communities affected by natural disasters and community crisis
• house, maintain, and shelter Disaster Relief equipment and assets from the BRN and its partners
• train churches and mission teams in compassion ministry and rapid disaster response, preparing them for designation as a Ready Church
• utilize space for training and mission team lodging

In summary, your generous contributions will directly impact our ability to serve your community, PASJ, and beyond, and advance our mission for every BRN church to achieve designation as a Ready Church.