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Disaster Relief Appreciation Day set for this Sunday, Nov. 10

A Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer from Alabama removes a downed tree after a tornado struck Beauregard, Alabama on March 3. The disaster was one of many SBDR volunteers responded to in 2019. Sunday, Nov. 10, is Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Appreciation Sunday, a day for Southern Baptist to recognize the efforts of SBDR volunteers. ALABAMA BAPTIST CONVENTION/Special

A Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer from Alabama removes a downed tree after a tornado struck Beauregard, Alabama on March 3. The disaster was one of many SBDR volunteers responded to in 2019. Sunday, Nov. 10, is Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Appreciation Sunday, a day for Southern Baptist to recognize the efforts of SBDR volunteers. ALABAMA BAPTIST CONVENTION/Special

Posted Friday, November 8, 2019 9:51 am

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