Disaster Relief Training and Certification

When disaster strikes, some of the first to respond to help are Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers. Kentucky has an active disaster relief program which works in concert with similar programs in other states. Whether the disaster occurs in the state of Kentucky or elsewhere in the nation or the world, Kentucky volunteers may be called out to help.

Kentucky 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.

Certification

Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers are required to be recertified every three years. In order to be eligible for recertification, all volunteers will have a background check and will be given a photo identification badge.

Plan now to attend a regional training event in order to receive your certification. You will be asked to complete a form for a routine background check, and will be mailed your photo identification card after the background check has been cleared. The events are hosted regionally, but you may choose to attend at any location.

Upcoming Training Events

• Disaster Relief Chaplain Training on 01/20/2012 through 01/21/2012 at Buck Creek Baptist Church, Calhoun, KY
• Disaster Relief Training on 01/21/2012 at Buck Creek Baptist Church, Calhoun, KY
• Disaster Relief Chaplain Training on 02/03/2012 thorugh 02/04/2012 at First Baptist Church Shelbyville, KY
• Disaster Relief Training on 02/04/2012 at First Baptist Church Shelbyville, KY
• Disaster Relief Training on 03/10/2012 at Porter Memorial Baptist Church Lexington, KY
• Disaster Relief Training on 04/14/2012 at First Baptist Church London, KY
• Disaster Relief Chaplain Training on 09/21/2012 through 09/22/2012 at First Baptist Church Cannonsburg, KY
• Disaster Relief Training on 09/22/2012 at First Baptist Church Cannonsburg, KY

Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief is part of the ministry of the Baptist Men On Mission Department. For more information about the program and training schedule, please e-mail dr@kybaptist.org or call 502-489-3527 or 866-489-3527.