ALPHARETTA, Ga. – This Sunday, Aug. 3, marks Send Relief Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. Since its inception nearly 10 years ago, Send Relief has become a global effort that supports churches in a variety of compassion ministries, as well as the efforts of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteers in times of crisis.
First launched in 2016 by the North American Mission Board (NAMB), Send Relief became a joint compassion ministry with the International Mission Board (IMB) in 2020, the first such partnership between the two mission boards.
“Send Relief is your global compassion ministry,” IMB President Paul Chitwood said when addressing Southern Baptists during the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas this summer. “The partnership between the North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board, through which Southern Baptists are bringing help and hope in North America and to the very ends of the earth, is a unique partnership. It’s an historic partnership. It is a partnership that is making an incredible Gospel impact.”…