ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The American Red Cross signed an agreement with the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board Nov. 2 that continues a longstanding disaster relief partnership between the agencies, a partnership that last year resulted in a combined savings of an estimated $14 million.
The “statement of understanding” is the third since 1986 to address formally a relationship that has existed since 1970. The partnership has allowed Southern Baptist disaster relief units to work with the American Red Cross in meal preparation, child care, cleanup and recovery after major storms and in other efforts.
New items addressed in the agreement include a formal description of the existing relationship between the two organizations in chaplaincy services and “aviation incident response.”
Robert E. Reccord, president of NAMB, noted that the agency is actually only the national “nerve center” for a vast network of dedicated Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers in 42 state conventions and 45,000 churches.
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