American Baptist Churches and its partners support disaster relief, ministries to displaced persons, and development projects addressing chronic needs through the One Great Hour of Sharing offering. The World Relief Committee of the Board of General Ministries of American Baptist Churches administers it. In 1949, responding to the devastation of World War II, resident Truman spoke in a radio broadcast titled One Great Hour to ask Americans for donations and 75,000 churches responded. This was the beginning of OGHS.

The Outreach Team has selected OGHS disaster relief outreach to the Kentucky flood damage that turned roads and neighborhoods into rivers in February, causing at least 11 deaths and hundreds displaced from their homes. One climate disaster after another has pounded Kentucky. Over the last four years, flooding in eastern Kentucky has killed more than 50 people. In December 2021, tornadoes on the state’s western side left 80 dead. Governor Beshear said, “This is one of the most serious weather events that we’ve dealt with in at least a decade.”

It is hard for us to comprehend such grief and distress. Yet, we can reach out with our donations to OGHS disaster relief. As President Truman said many years ago, “Since good things come to us from him, we know that we must use them for the good of others.” Please consider this great need in Kentucky as you respond to this offering.

Please join us for an overview and video presentation on April 6th in the parlor after worship.