Missouri Disaster Relief Hurricane Helene Rebuild 

North Carolina

Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed thousands of homes in the southeast United States. Missouri Baptists completed 477 work requests and prepared 85,000 hot meals in Augusta, Georgia after 52 days and over 600 volunteers from 11 states. In all of this, the Lord saw fit to save 7 people in the Augusta area.

We want to continue our Hurricane Helene relief efforts by partnering with NC Baptists in their desire to repair at least 1,000 homes affected by the storm. We are still working out the details but plan to begin in January 2025. We are asking Missouri Baptist churches to recruit construction teams to help us meet this goal. Team members do not need to be trained in disaster relief to participate.

Who: Missouri Baptist church members, 18 years and older, with a good attitude, works well with others in difficult conditions. Teams should have a ratio of 1 skilled construction worker per 8 volunteers. 

What: Repairs to homes affected by Hurricane Helene. Mainly replacing floors, doors, interior walls, siding, some electrical, some plumbing, etc.  Also, MODR has started to rebuild complete homes.

When: Saturday, January 31st, 2026, thru Saturday, February 7th, 2026

Where: Western NC, most likely Burnsville, NC

Cost: Mainly travel, food will be provided at the site, and housing is bunk room style (bring your own bedding). MODR will provide a secondary, temporary, accident policy (this is not health insurance, but available to help offset potential costs associated with accidents). Materials are provided. 

Tools: Bring your own tools.