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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 Kentucky and West Virginia following historic flooding

PIKEVILLE, Ky., Feb. 21, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying crisis-trained chaplains to serve both Pike County, Kentucky, and nearby Mingo County, West Virginia, where several inches of rain resulted in widespread flooding across the region. 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…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Los Angeles area where multiple wildfires have burned more than 35,000 acres

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying crisis-trained chaplains to the Los Angeles area where multiple wildfires have been raging – the largest being the Palisades Fire – amid Santa Ana winds. More than 35,000 acres have already burned with more than 180,000 people under evacuation orders across the region. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to New Orleans following New Year’s terror attack

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1, 2025 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying crisis-trained chaplains to New Orleans following a New Year’s terror attack that resulted in ten fatalities and dozens of injuries. The perpetrator used a truck as a weapon, driving through pedestrians, before exiting the vehicle with a gun. He was engaged by police and was killed. MORE…

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains deploy to Madison, Wisconsin, after shooting at Abundant Life Christian School

MADISON, Wisc., Dec. 17, 2024 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying to Madison, Wisconsin, following a school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School that claimed the lives of two victims and injured several others. Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes also reported that the shooter was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene and died in route to the hospital. MORE…