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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 800 disaster sites across the globe, including shootings, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes.

Media Contact Information

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

Erik Ogren
(704) 577-2109
eogren@bgea.org

Current Deployments

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Recent Deployments

Recent Press Releases

Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Los Angeles amid civil unrest

LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying crisis-trained chaplains to Los Angeles where civil unrest erupted earlier this week. Protests turned violent as anti-ICE sentiments rose resulting in federal law enforcement and military being mobilized and a curfew put in place in the city. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to St. Louis, Missouri, and London, Kentucky, following tornadoes

ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying alongside Samaritan’s Purse to St. Louis, Missouri, and London, Kentucky, after tornadoes claimed the lives of at least 28 individuals. In the St. Louis area alone, news reports have said more than 5,000 homes were damaged. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Dominican Republic following the deadly Jet Set night club roof collapse

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 11, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) has deployed crisis-trained chaplains to the Dominican Republic following the roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital city of Santo Domingo. At least 221 people were killed and more than 200 were injured. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to McNairy County, Tennessee, after an EF3 tornado struck the area

SELMER, Tenn., April 7, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying alongside Samaritan’s Purse to McNairy County, Tennessee, where an EF3 tornado destroyed or damaged more than 300 structures and at least five people were killed. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Washington, D.C., after plane crash

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) has deployed crisis-trained chaplains to Washington, D.C., following the collision of American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. Federal and local officials indicated that all people aboard both aircraft are presumed to have perished in the crash. MORE…