Purpose:
CBFNC is committed to being the presence of Christ in all the world, and seeks to embody Christ's compassion and love to those who are most neglected within our global society. When crisis or natural disaster brings loss to a community, we are committed to embody the healing and redeeming presence of Christ through prayerful and faithful service to these broken communities.
Read our comprehensive brochure on Disaster Relief in North Carolina.
Initial Response Team:
The Initial Response Team (IRT) is comprised of three volunteer members, all of whom are members of CBFNC partner churches or who, as individuals, are supportive of CBFNC's mission and core values. This team represents CBFNC's first-response in the event of a crisis, and will quickly assembly at the disaster location.
Disaster Relief Coordinator, Kent Benfield
Damage Assessment Coordinator, Frank McCormick
Communications Coordinator, Barry Patchett
Charles Ray, CBF National, US Disaster Response Coordinator
Areas of Specialized Care:
Some areas of specialized care are of particular interest, including:
- healthcare and mental health professionals
- qualified and credentialed chaplains and pastoral counselors
- educators, librarians, and other school professionals
- CBFNC prayer ministries that mobilize the intentional and focuses prayer efforts within local congregations
Ministry Resources Needed:
Our greatest ministry partners are our churches!
- A comprehensive database of resources available through our churches, including tools, disaster relief trailers, shower trailers, and specialized equipment
- Financial contributions designated for CBF Global Mission disaster relief
- A disaster relief shower trailer for use primarily in CBFNC disaster relief locations
- "LightShine" - in times of catastrophic loss, one thing that is often overlooked in the initial response is the basic need for light. We need to gather portable battery-powered flashlights and lanterns for families and individuals who will not have power restored. Alongside this, generators will be gathered to loan to the most neglected in communities, those persons and families for whom loss of power is more than a temporary inconvenience, such as senior adults and persons with special health needs who do not have ready access to power but desperately need it for survival. Would your church gather flashlights for this?
For more information, contact Linda Jones, Ljones@cbfnc.org or (888) 822-1944.
You can give to this cause - make your check payable to CBFNC and designate "Disaster Relief" in the memo. Mail to 8025 North Point Blvd, Suite 205, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106.
For more detailed information, visit these links:
Disaster Relief Letter
Disaster Relief Partnership Launched of March 2007