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East Tennessee Churches Mobilize To Help Hurricane Helene Survivors
East Tennessee Churches Mobilize To Help Hurricane Helene Survivors

The flood waters trapped one of Geren Street’s neighbors as he tried to escape in his truck. First responders were able to answer the neighbor’s distress call and freed him as the force of the water pinned the truck door closed. In the days that followed, Street housed the man at First Baptist Church of Roan Mountain along with several other families who lost everything.

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Christianity, News, North America, Natural DisasterBrandon ElrodBrandon Elrod, Hurricane Helene, churches, charity, Christians, Christianity, news, Secondary feature, Natural disaster, AppalachiaComment
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Units Ramp Up In Response To Hurricane Beryl
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Units Ramp Up In Response To Hurricane Beryl

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief units have deployed in and around Houston up into Texarkana in response to Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall early Monday morning, July 8. Units with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC), Texans on Mission, Arkansas and Alabama are providing meals, showers and chainsaw work to survivors.

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Christianity, Economy, Environment, News, North AmericaBrandon ElrodBrandon Elrod, Hurricane Beryl, Carribbean, news, Baptists, Christianity, disaster relief, hurricane, climate change, Texas, Baptist Press, rechargeComment