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About the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT)

The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team was developed by Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It has since grown into an international network of chaplains in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia who are specifically trained to deal with crisis situations. They have deployed to more than 680 disaster sites across the globe, including shootings, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes.

Media Contact Information

Lisa Moseley
(704) 401-2116
lmoseley@bgea.org

Taylor Koziarz
(704) 401-2530
tkoziarz@bgea.org

Current Deployments

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Recent Deployments

Recent Press Releases

Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Wilkesboro, North Carolina, following devastating tornado

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 12, 2024 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) has deployed crisis-trained chaplains to Wilkesboro, North Carolina, following the impact of an EF-1 tornado that swept through the area on Thursday, April 11. The storm, which brought winds reaching 105-110 miles per hour, devastated dozens of homes. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Slidell, Louisiana, after an EF-1 tornado ripped through the city

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 11, 2024 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) will deploy to Slidell, Louisiana, following widespread storms that swept across the South. Initial reports indicate an EF-1 tornado left a path of destruction in the St. Tammany Parish city, just north of New Orleans, on Wednesday, April 10. “We haven’t seen this much damage since Hurricane Katrina,” Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer said in a statement to local news outlets. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Ohio and Indiana after tornadoes tear through region

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 16, 2024 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying to Logan County, Ohio, and Winchester, Indiana, after tornadoes killed three people and left a trail of destruction on Thursday, March 14. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Texas Panhandle after second-largest fire in state’s history

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 29, 2024 – Crisis-trained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) are deploying to Hutchinson County in the Texas Panhandle, where the second-largest fire in the state’s history is forcing evacuations. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Burnsville, Minnesota, after two police officers and one firefighter-paramedic were shot and killed

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 20, 2024 – Crisis-trained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) are deploying to Burnsville, Minnesota, 17 miles south of Minneapolis, after two police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were shot and killed while responding to a domestic call on Sunday, Feb. 18. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Las Cruces, New Mexico, after a police officer was killed in the line of duty

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 12, 2024 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) will deploy to Las Cruces, New Mexico, after a police officer was stabbed to death on Sunday, Feb. 11. Officer Jonah Hernandez was responding to a trespassing call when he encountered the suspect, who was shot and killed by a witness. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Blount County, Tennessee, after a deputy is shot and killed

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 9, 2024 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is sending specially trained law enforcement chaplains to Blount County, Tennessee, where a deputy was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop in Maryville on Thursday night. MORE…