SIX MONTHS AFTER HURRICANES: Recovery, rebuilding continues
CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newswriter
Published April 7, 2005

JACKSONVILLE (FBW)—Several Florida Baptist churches celebrated Easter in sanctuaries that are newly repaired and remodeled from summer hurricane damage. Eastside Baptist Church in Milton met for the first time in its partly repaired sanctuary and First Baptist Church, Lake Worth, showed off its completed, repaired and re-modeled buildings Easter, March 27. Other churches are still waiting for repairs to be completed.

FBC hurricane recovery initiative rebuilds homes, lives
VANESSA RODRIGUEZ
Florida Baptist Convention
Published April 7, 2005

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Hurricane Charley’s forceful winds uprooted more than the banyan tree in the Conger family’s yard this past August; it overturned their lives as they lost their jobs, home and all of their personal belongings.

Months after first hurricane, recovery slow for some
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published April 7, 2005

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—When the eye of Hurricane Charley bore down on the Arcadia home of Pastor Ken Galloway eight months ago, the storm knocked down his brick fence and smashed the chimney onto the roof tearing holes through the shingles, ceiling and sheetrock. Then the winds of hurricanes Frances and Jeanne slashed across the home from the east coast, causing further damage.

Disaster relief: Baptist volunteer records tallied in ‘04
LEE WEEKS
North American Mission Board
Published April 7, 2005

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)—Southern Baptist Disaster Relief responses in 2004 reached an all-time high, including record numbers for meals prepared, buildings repaired and cleanup and recovery projects. More than 15,000 trained Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers gave their time, talents and energies in response to 193 natural disasters which included hurricanes, an earthquake, floods, tornadoes and ice storms.

‘Extreme Faith’ seeks workers at First Baptist, Cocoa Beach
Published April 7, 2005

COCOA BEACH (FBW)-During what First Baptist Church, Cocoa Beach, is calling “Extreme Faith - Renovate Our Church,” members and other volunteers plan to work 24/7 to repair and renovate 30,000 square feet in three buildings. Church leadership is seeking volunteers to work during its “two-week window” May 2-14.

Florida relief donations total $1.4 million
Published November 11, 2004

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—The Florida Baptist Convention has received more than $1.4 million in disaster relief funds for victims of Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. The total includes designated and undesignated gifts and a contribution of $300,000 received from the North American Mission Board’s disaster relief fund.

Churches learn to negotiate insurance after hurricanes
CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newswriter
Published November 11, 2004

ORLANDO (FBW)—The damage caused by hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne has led church pastors and leaders into a maze of insurance claims, negotiations and settlements. Pastors, while still comforting and counseling church members who suffered losses in the storms, also must try to rally church members to replenish church coffers which took a hit from cancelled Sunday services.

Ridge Association celebrates 50th anniversary after hurricanes
Published November 11, 2004

HAINES CITY (FBW)—Ridge Baptist Association celebrated its 50th Anniversary Oct. 21 at Eastside Baptist Church, Haines City. The 62 congregations, although still reeling from the destruction caused in the area by hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne, gathered to praise God for His provision during their association’s 50 years.

Pastor says relief efforts help earn ‘right to be heard’
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published November 11, 2004

PENSACOLA (FBW)-Pastor Ron Lentine wasn’t campaigning for either presidential candidate the evening of Nov. 2. Instead, he and about 40-50 FAITH trained partners from Myrtle Grove Baptist Church canvassed nearby neighborhoods to follow-up after more than two months of steady relief to those hit hard by Hurricane Ivan.

Hurricane Jeanne Coverage

Florida disaster relief giving exceeds $1.2 million
Published October 14, 2004

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Though the “ravages” of four hurricanes have spurred a wounded sense of security in many Floridians, $1 million in donations to the Convention’s disaster relief fund illustrates the faith of God’s children in the weather-beaten state.

Over 200 church buildings damaged in hurricanes
DON HEPBURN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published October 14, 2004

JACKSONVILLE (FBC) — A total 202 Florida Baptist church buildings sustained varying degrees of damage – from minimal to completely destroyed – as a result of the four hurricanes that passed across Florida between August 13 and September 26. In addition, two Baptist affiliated properties sustained damage. These were Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center and the Florida Baptist Retirement Center, Vero Beach. The updated reported was compiled by Florida Baptist Convention staff based upon on-site assessments and reports from directors of missions and pastors.

$100,000 needed to match $500,000 challenge to help churches
Point of View
JOHN SULLIVAN
executive director-treasurer
Florida Baptist Convention
Published October 14, 2004

Folks, I need your help again!

Bush credits Southern Baptists for relief efforts on trip to Sunshine
President Bush meets with SBC disaster relief worker in Stuart
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 30, 2004

LAKE WALES (FBW)-Thanking Southern Baptists along with other faith-based groups such as the Salvation Army, President George W. Bush on the eve of the first-ever presidential debate in Miami, visited hurricane stricken Florida for the fifth time in six weeks Sept. 29-30, eyeing damage to a citrus farm in Lake Wales hit by three of four hurricanes since Aug. 13, before visiting with a Southern Baptist disaster relief worker in Stuart.

Cell phone makes teen group hug possible after Hurricane Jeanne strikes Space Coast church
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 30, 2004

INDIALANTIC (FBW)-Holding up a cell phone for students give one of their own a big group hug, Bill Stanley told 15-year-old Seth Tweeddale that despite the fact that he missed Wednesday night Live-Wire Sept. 29, the nearly two dozen teens assembled there were praying for him and his family.

Hurricane Jeanne slams state, Florida Baptists mobilize units
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 30, 2004

PORT ST. LUCIE (FBW)-Florida Baptist Disaster Relief officials were already making plans to respond to Hurricane Jeanne early Sept. 26 as nearly two million Floridians were without power after the Category 3 storm blasted ashore with 120 mph winds and crashing waves—yanking trees out of the ground, tearing off rooftops and spreading miles of debris on already water-logged terrain.

Vero Beach Retirement Center evacuated to dodge Jeanne
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 30, 2004

VERO BEACH (FBW) – Attempting to dodge its second hurricane in just three weeks, Florida Baptist Retirement Center officials decided early Saturday morning, Sept. 25, they would have to evacuate its residents in anticipation of a powerful Category 3 hurricane projected to make landfall in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 26. As was the case on Sept. 3 before Hurricane Frances hit, the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church of Vero Beach sheltered the center’s residents and staff.

Convention secures food and water for storm-ravaged Haiti
Published September 30, 2004

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Hurricane Jeanne’s movement across the Caribbean generated torrential rains in Haiti resulting in devastating flooding in the Gonaives region, and leaving more than 1,100 dead, 1,250 missing and 250,000 homeless.

NAMB launches fourth disaster relief response to Fla. in 6 weeks
Published September 30, 2004

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – About 600 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers from 10 states were in various stages of deployment to Florida’s east coast, Sept. 27, in the wake of Hurricane Jeanne – the fourth hurricane to hit the Sunshine State in the past six weeks.

Children’s Homes spared damage from Hurricane Jeanne
Published September 30, 2004

LAKELAND (FBW) – Florida Baptist Children’s Homes officials reported “no significant structural damage” to the agency’s 35-acre campus from Hurricane Jeanne as the powerful storm passed over Lakeland Sept. 26. The facilities were still without power as of Monday afternoon, Sept. 27.

Florida Baptists “focused,” ready to respond to Hurricane Jeanne
Retirement Center evacuated second time in three weeks
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 26, 2004

PORT ST. LUCIE (FBW)-Florida Baptist Disaster Relief officials were already making plans to respond to Hurricane Jeanne early Sunday morning Sept. 26 as more than a million Floridians were without power after the Category 3 storm blasted ashore with 120 mph winds and crashing waves--yanking trees out of the ground, tearing off rooftops and spreading miles of debris on already water-logged terrain.

Retirement center in Vero Beach evacuated to dodge Jeanne
Staff leads second flight from hurricane to First Baptist Church in three weeks
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 25, 2004

VERO BEACH (FBW) – Attempting to dodge its second hurricane in just three weeks, Florida Baptist Retirement Center officials decided early Saturday morning, Sept. 25, they would have to evacuate its residents in anticipation of a powerful Category 3 hurricane projected to make landfall in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 26. As was the case on Sept. 3 before Hurricane Frances hit, the retirement center evacuated residents and staff to the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church of Vero Beach.

SBC disaster relief expands to six states as Hurricane Jeanne approaches east coast
MARTIN KING
North American Mission Board
Published September 23, 2004

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – More than 1,500 Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers from 25 states are cooking meals, cutting-up fallen trees, and providing childcare in six states hit hard by last week’s hurricane that left a path of destruction from the Florida panhandle to the Midwest.

Hurricane Ivan Coverage

BCF students help pick up pieces in aftermath of Ivan
Published October 14, 2004

PENSACOLA (BCF)—As tears streamed down his weathered cheeks from eyes tired with age and labor, 88-year-old Ivan Taylor thanked God for the clean-up taking place in his yard on a hot October 2 morning by faculty, staff, and students of The Baptist College of Florida (BCF).

State Board of Missions made ‘critical decisions’
Point of View
JOHN SULLIVAN
executive director-treasurer
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 30, 2004

I believe time will reveal that we completed one of the finest State Board of Missions meetings in our history Friday, Sept. 24. Led well by president Gary Crawford, the Board made some critical decisions in light of the storms that have ravaged our state.

DOM broken-hearted after Ivan hits Pensacola
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 30, 2004

PENSACOLA (FBC)—Bob Greene walked along the same paths he did as a teenager last week, crossed sidewalks where he had played and looked on the church where he was called to preach as a high school senior.

HURRICANES: What can you do to help?
Published September 30, 2004

Florida Baptists ‘critical component’ in response
Convention staff posted at state EOC in Tallahassee since Charley
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 30, 2004

TALLAHASSEE (FBW)—As Hurricane Charley was churning in the Gulf of Mexico in August, Florida Baptist officials were invited for the first time to place a staff member at the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee throughout the crisis to act as a liaison between the Florida Baptist Convention and the EOC. Little did Bill Carmichael realize this fateful decision would result in what is now a virtually non-stop presence in Tallahassee at the hub of emergency response for more than six weeks and four hurricanes.

Southern Baptist relief workers feed Panhandle’s hungry
Published September 30, 2004

GULF BREEZE (FBC)—A bright yellow Southern Baptist Convention disaster response flag flies atop the flagpole at Gulf Breeze Elementary School, just under the American flag, in plain sight of persons making their way across the Pensacola Bay Bridge onto the peninsula and barrier islands.

Friends, family, neighbors pitch in to help in Milton
Mission director, wife on hand to serve
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 30, 2004

MILTON (FBW)-Holding a box of Saltine crackers under one arm while trying to keep her balance with a walking cane, Katherine Shiver didn’t notice the small trickle of blood dripping from the top of her vein-lined hand.

Childcare frees parents to cope
VANESSA RODRIGUEZ
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 30, 2004

PENSACOLA (FBC)—Tucked in the arms of a Georgia Baptist volunteer, 13 month-old Andrew sleeps away a cold, unconcerned and unaware that his home was demolished by Hurricane Ivan’s heavy-handed blow through Pensacola on Sept. 16.

Conference prepares for ministry after storms
Published September 30, 2004

SOUTH DAYTONA (FBC)—Many Florida residents, distressed by unmerciful hurricanes, have been left to rebuild their lives from the ground up. The physical and emotional recovery following the recent storms are ministry opportunities the church must be prepared to take, said John Boone, director of the Convention’s Sunday School Department.

Lake County volunteers offer heavenly response
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 30, 2004

PENSACOLA (FBC)—Mere mortals arrived on Buddy Street Sept. 21 to help the southwest Pensacola neighborhood recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan. But to Elizabeth Carroll, “the Lord sent His angels.”

Oklahoma volunteers bring hope to Pensacola’s hungry
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 30, 2004

PENSACOLA (FBC)—Merle Pershall was working the feeding line at Olive Baptist Church like a stand-up comedian working a crowd, dishing out bottled water from a huge steel bowl, taking snack treats to the boys and girls standing in the hot sun, offering wide smiles to parents and words of encouragement to seniors. His routine almost took away the sting of having to stand in the heat of the noonday for nearly an hour to get a hot meal.

Florida Baptist church buildings damaged by Hurricane Ivan
Published September 30, 2004

Florida Baptist Convention officials released the following report with information received through September 24. Initial indicators are that 31 Florida Baptist church buildings, and four pastors’ homes were damaged by Hurricane Ivan. The information is based upon preliminary reports from pastors, directors of missions, convention staff and news accounts.

Gulf Breeze residents thankful, hopeful
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 30, 2004

GULF BREEZE (FBW)-A week after Hurricane Ivan battered the Gulf Coast with what was estimated to be a 40 foot wave of swirling cold water and sand, hammering the shore at Gulf Breeze, a peninsula which juts between Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound, few structures still stand on the bay side--while splintered wood, soggy clothing, furniture, cars and other debris litter the once picturesque landscape.

Florida Baptists called ‘critical component’ in disaster response
Convention staff posted at state EOC in Tallahassee since Charley
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 25, 2004

TALLAHASSEE (FBW) – As Hurricane Charley was churning in the Gulf of Mexico in August, Florida Baptist officials were invited for the first time to place a staff member at the state’s Emergency Operations Centerin Tallahassee throughout the crisis to act as a liaison between the Florida Baptist Convention and the EOC. Little did Bill Carmichael realize this fateful decision would result in what is now a virtually non-stop presence in Tallahasseeat the hub of emergency response for more than six weeks and four hurricanes.

‘Brunswick stew,’ Georgia Baptists bring relief to Gulf Breeze residents
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 24, 2004

GULF BREEZE (FBW)-A week after Hurricane Ivan battered the Gulf Coast with what was estimated to be a 40 foot wave of swirling cold water and sand, hammering the shore at Gulf Breeze, a peninsula which juts between Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound, few structures still stand on the bay side--while splintered wood, soggy clothing, furniture, cars and other debris litter the once picturesque landscape.

Ivan slams gulf; relief on the way
Feeding units open in Pensacola
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 23, 2004

ARC official calls Southern Baptist workers flexible, fluid
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 23, 2004

Faith replaces disbelief after Ivan
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 23, 2004

Sullivan visits ‘forgotten places’
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 23, 2004

Southern Baptists offer relief in wake of Hurricane Ivan
Published September 23, 2004

Cooperation, demonstrated in relief, needed beyond Ivan
Editorial
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 23, 2004

CENTRAL: Hurricane strikes create crisis counseling need
CAROLYN NICHOLS & JONI B. HANNIGAN
Florida Baptist Witness
Published September 23, 2004

SOUTHWEST: Punta Gorda struggles to recover since Charley
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 23, 2004

EAST COAST: New Mexico Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers re-deployed to Florida’s east coast, spurn decision to fly home
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 23, 2004

After the tornado, it’s testimony time
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 23, 2004

Marianna pastor ‘blessed’ despite destruction all around him
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 23, 2004

Commodities needed
Published September 23, 2004

NAMB, CGIF offer low-interest loans to damaged churches
Published September 23, 2004

LifeWay assists churches in replacing lost products
Published September 23, 2004

U.S. Marine weds bride at Olive Baptist despite power outage
Photo by James A. Smith Sr.
Published September 23, 2004

Florida Baptist institutions report little to no damage
Children’s Homes evacuates campus
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 23, 2004

Rural church refuses to give in after Frances tears up community, puts ‘shoe leather’ to prayer
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 23, 2004

‘God’s Pit Crew’ helps Floridians during busy hurricane season
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 23, 2004

Disaster Relief volunteers flood into Alabama & Florida in wake of Hurricane Ivan's path
LEE WEEKS
Baptist Press
Published September 20, 2004

First wave of disaster relief volunteers enroute to help Hurricane Ivan victims
LEE WEEKS & KEITH HINSON
Baptist Press
Published September 17, 2004

AFTER IVAN: New Mexico Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers re-deployed to Florida's east coast, spurn decision to fly home
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 17, 2004

Hurricane Ivan arrives; relief logistics begin from Alabama coast to Florida Panhandle
LEE WEEKS & GARY MYER
Baptist Press
Published September 16, 2004

As Hurricane Ivan heads toward Gulf Coast, volunteer kitchen crews resume Fla. relief
Published September 15, 2004

NAMB offering low-interest loans to damaged SBC churches
MARTIN KING
North American Mission Board
Published September 15, 2004

Hurricane Frances Coverage

Red Cross official calls Southern Baptist volunteers responding to hurricanes flexible, fluid
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 16, 2004

Disaster Relief workers return to Florida; Ivan may hit Pensacola
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 16, 2004

Last Week: Volunteers make U-turn to get out of Ivan's way
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 16, 2004

Bush brothers hand out ice, hope in devastated areas of Florida
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 16, 2004

Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center battered by Frances
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 16, 2004

Disaster relief shows importance of Maguire offering
Editorial
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 16, 2004

Life's storms will not determine our demeanor
Point of View
JOHN SULLIVAN
executive director-treasurer
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 16, 2004

Suffering should not cause us to doubt God's goodness
Point of View
JOHN PIPER
Desiring God Ministries
Published September 16, 2004

Does God have Doppler Radar?
Point of View
JERRY WAUGH
Special to Florida Baptist Witness
Published September 16, 2004

Frances' victims find hope at I-95 corridor churches
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 16, 2004

Preliminary listing of churches, other properties damaged by hurricanes released
Published September 16, 2004

Hurricane Frances didn't discriminate against young, old
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 16, 2004

Churches, homes damaged by wind, rain in Frances' second landfall
CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newswriter
Published September 16, 2004

Father, son minister to congregations after Frances
Boynton Beach worship pastor keeps expectant wife safe
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 16, 2004

Baptist layman leads City Hall prayer during Frances
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 16, 2004

Palm Lake churches assess damage, count blessings
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 16, 2004

`Graffiti' brings comfort after Frances, before Ivan
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 16, 2004

FBC Belle Glade shelters community in storm
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 16, 2004

A timeline
Published September 16, 2004

Father & son minister to congregations after Frances
Boynton Beach worship pastor keeps expectant wife safe
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 12, 2004

‘Graffiti’ brings comfort after Frances, before Ivan
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 12, 2004

Frances' victims find hope at Florida Baptist 1-95 corridor churches
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 12, 2004

Palm Lake churches assess damage, cope and count blessings after Frances
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 12, 2004

Churches, homes damaged by wind, rain in Frances' second landfall
CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newswriter
Published September 12, 2004

Florida Baptist Convention updates list of churches damaged by Hurricane Charley
Published September 12, 2004

Florida Baptist Convention releases preliminary listing of churches, other Baptist-related properties damaged by Hurricane Frances
Published September 12, 2004

Baptist layman leads city hall in prayer in midst of Frances, prepares for next round with Ivan
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 12, 2004

Gov. Bush calls for ‘weekend of prayer’
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 10, 2004

Southern Baptist relief workers make a U-turn in Florida, hopeful they'll be back after Ivan
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 10, 2004

‘Stand down,’ not abandonment is Ivan pull-back plan, Seagle says
Volunteers 1,500 miles from home say 28-hour trip was not a waste
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 10, 2004

Lake Yale conference center battered by Frances
Quick clean-up puts facility at ‘100 percent’
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 9, 2004

Southern Baptist Hurricane Disaster Relief
Point of View
MICHAEL J. McMANUS
Published September 9, 2004

Disaster relief units prepare to evacuate Florida again as Hurricane Ivan moves toward the Gulf
MARTIN KING
North American Mission Board
Published September 9, 2004

Floridians react to Hurricane Frances
Photo Essay - September 6, 2004
Published September 6, 2004

Bush brothers hand out ice, hope in devastated area of Florida
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 8, 2004

Southern Baptist disaster relief units begin deployment to help hurricane victims
KEN WALKER
North American Mission Board
Published September 8, 2004

HURRICANE FRANCES ENGULFS SUNSHINE STATE
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 9, 2004

St. Augustine couple faces calm before the storm
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 9, 2004

Steeple crashes through Cocoa Beach church
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 9, 2004

Frances forces evacuation of retirement center
Vero Beach campus pounded by Frances
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published September 9, 2004

Hurricane Frances damage widespread, some churches still meet
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published September 6, 2004

Hurricane Frances roars through Florida, disaster relief units stand ready to respond
KEN WALKER
Baptist Press
Published September 6, 2004

Hurricane Frances projected to hit Florida
Disaster Relief efforts for Hurricane Charley move to phase two, out of state feeding units head home
DON HEPBURN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 1, 2004

Hurricane Charley Coverage

SBC president surveys Charley’s damage
Daytona pastor rides bike with child, hears reports of professions of faith
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published August 26, 2004

Florida Baptists ‘know how to act’ in tragic time
Point of View
JOHN SULLIVAN
executive director-treasurer
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 26, 2004

Florida families ‘prayerwalk’ before hurricane strikes
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published August 26, 2004

Chicken and dumplings - with encouragement on the side
Published August 26, 2004

Thirty-two Florida Baptist churches feel brunt of Charley’s impact
Published August 26, 2004

Kissimmee hosts second command
More than 346,000 meals prepared by volunteers through Aug. 21
Published August 26, 2004

LifeWay assists churches
Published August 26, 2004

Central Florida also pounded by Hurricane Charley
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published August 26, 2004

Florida Baptist Convention staff dispatched to the field to provide hope, comfort in time of need
Published August 26, 2004

Kissimmee hosts second command post
More than 346,000 meals prepared by volunteers through Aug. 21
Published August 24, 2004

Central Florida also pounded by Hurricane Charley
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published August 26, 2004

Thirty-two Florida Baptist churches feel brunt of Charley's impact
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 26, 2004

Chicken and dumplings - with encouragement on the side
CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newswriter
Published August 26, 2004

Florida Baptist Convention offers free video clips of Hurricane Charley response
Published August 24, 2004

Working hard after Charley
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published August 20, 2004

Florida families ‘prayerwalk’ in preparation for Hurricane Charley
JONI B. HANNIGAN & KAREN KENDRICK
Published August 20, 2004

Hurricane Charley: Baptists Respond
Photo Essay Two
Published August 19, 2004

20 churches damaged by Charley
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published August 19, 2004

Florida Baptists help people pick up lives after Hurricane Charley rips across state
Fritz Wilson heads massive SBC disaster relief effort from North Port Command Center
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published August 19, 2004

Welch anniversary not stymied by Charley
CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newswriter
Published August 19, 2004

After Charley, Baptists gather for Sunday services
Published August 19, 2004

SBC disaster relief response expands in wake of Charley
LEE WEEKS
North American Mission Board
Published August 17, 2004

Children’s Home in Fort Myers loses electricity
CAROLYN NICHOLS
Newsriter
Published August 19, 2004

Charley emergency task force requests donations of personal hygiene items, equipment
Published August 17, 2004

Gentleness, Peace and other fruit evident in the wake of Charley
Editorial
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published August 19, 2004

Pastors reflect on ministry, cooperation, theology in wake of Charley’s impact
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published August 19, 2004

Leaders express concern, promise help to those hurt by Hurricane Charley
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published August 19, 2004

‘God bless you,’ Sen. Nelson says to Charley volunteers
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published August 19, 2004

Charley prevents man’s baptism, but does not challenge his faith
JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Executive Editor
Published August 16, 2004

Southern Baptist disaster relief efforts in Florida pick up after Hurricane Charley
Units mobilized from a six-state area begin work on Sunday
JONI B. HANNIGAN
Managing Editor
Published August 15, 2004

Hurricane Charley: Baptists Respond
Photo Essay
Published August 14, 2004

Relief efforts begin in aftermath of Hurricane Charley's march through Florida
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 14, 2004

Witness asks for damage reports, photos related to storm activity in Florida
Published August 13, 2004

'Bonnie,' 'Charley' prompt Florida Baptist disaster relief alert
Gov. Bush declares state of emergency
Published August 11, 2004

Hurricane Ivan & Jeanne Photo Gallery

Hurricane Frances Photo Gallery

September 5, 2004

September 6, 2004

President Bush visits Florida

Relief workers prepare to evacuate

Lake Yale and Kissimmee Command Center - Thursday, September 9

Hurricane Charley Photo Essays