Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief

Alternate Name / Acronym

D.R.

Parent Organization

Southern Baptist Convention

Options: Vision, Mission and/or Purpose of Organization

D.R. provides disaster relief at no expense to the community. We have shower and laundry units, feeding units, chaplains, chainsaw units, flood recovery units.

History of Organization:

SBC disaster relief is the third larges relief agency in America. It is a group of volunteers from around PA. If needed other units from neighboring states are a phone call away. A unit can be on site within 24 hours of a call out. In large disasters often the salvation army and Red Cross use SBC D.R. feeding units to prepare food and then they distribute it to the people.

Options: Accreditations and Licenses

All volunteers have child clearances. All volunteers are trained in their specialty. Continual training and certification is required.

Affiliations

Southern Baptist Convention
Pennsylvania and South Jersey Baptist Convention
Southwest Pennsylvania Baptist Association.

Legal Structure

Other

Funding Sources

Southern Baptist churches from across Pennsylvania and America give from their budgets so that resources are available upon a call out.
No county, state or federal funds are received.

Leadership

Key Leaders

Name* Title/Description (Executive Director, Vice President, etc.) Phone Number 1 Phone Number 2 Fax Number Email Address
Kenton Hunt State Director 570-772-2357 drklhunt@gmail.com
Phillip Huggins Chaplain 724-570-5143 DrPhilhGWC@gmail.com
Mark Sentell Communication Director 724-991-5911 Msentell@brnonline.org

Contact Information

Contact Person(s)

Name* Title/Description (Intake Specialist, Secretary, etc.) Phone Number 1 Phone Number 2 Fax Number Email Address
Kenton Hunt Executive Director 570-772-2357 drklhunt@gmail.com

Contact Phone Numbers

Number* Title / Description (Telephone, Toll free, Fax, etc.)
570-772-2357 Executive Director
724-570-5143 Chaplain

Contact Emails

Email* Title / Description (Director, General, Intake, etc.)
drklhunt@gmail.com Executive Director
drPhilHGWC@gmail.com Chaplain

Web Addresses

Website* Title / Description (National, Local office, etc.)
BRNonline.org Baptist Resource Network - State Website

Primary Address

Title/Description (Corporate office, Headquarters, etc.)

State Office

Address:

4620 Fritchey St
Harrisburg, PA
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Additional Addresses:

Title/Description (Branch office, Satellite office, etc.) Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 City State Zip Code
First Baptist Church 301 Adams StRochesterPA15074

Service Area

Statewide

Services Provided

Available Hours

All, on call

Fees/Cost for Services

No cost or fee

Eligibility Requirements

No eligibility requirements

Required Documentation

No documentation required

How to Access Services or Schedule Appointments

In event of disaster we work with FIMA, Red Cross, Salvation Army and local agencies and authorities to schedule appointments

Handicap Accessibility

n.a.

Languages Spoken or Available

Spanish upon advance notice

Speaker Available

Yes

Volunteer Use

Yes

Volunteer Need

Yes

Volunteer Description

Must be active member of a Southern Baptist Church

Thank You To Our Sponsors

We are grateful to our many partners who provide financial and operational support. 

OUR SUPPORTERS