Press Resources
Thank you for your interest in the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT). You’ll find everything you need to cover the BG-RRT on this page, including downloadable high-res photos.
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
| Christine Batchelder (704) 401-2516 cbatchelder@bgea.org |
Current Deployments
See resources available for each active deployment.
Recent Deployments
Recent Press Releases
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 16, 2023 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) has deployed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after massive flooding wreaked havoc on the area causing impassable roadways, damaging over 1,000 homes and forcing water rescues. MORE…
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 12, 2023 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) has deployed to Adamsville, Tennessee, where an EF-3 tornado touched down, resulting in massive damage and at least nine fatalities. MORE…
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 11, 2023 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) has deployed to Louisville, Kentucky, where four people were killed and nine others injured after a gunman opened fire in a downtown Louisville bank. This shooting comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville. MORE…
Media Opportunities
Interviews with:
- Josh Holland, international director of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team
Additional Details:
- Photos from previous BG-RRT deployments are also available. For additional images, contact Christine Batchelder.
Photos
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BG-RRT Chaplains minister to mourners following a shooting at bank in Louisville, Kentucky
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BG-RRT Chaplains minister to homeowners in Covington, Tennessee, affected by the March 31 tornadoes that devastated parts of the Midwest and South
RRT chaplains minister to the community following the school shooting at The Covenant School; Nashville, TN – March 2023
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Stories from BillyGraham.org
- Nearly One Year Later: Uvalde Is ‘Standing on Revival’
- Chaplains Deploy in Aftermath of Florida Flooding, Minnesota Officer Shooting
- Chaplains Deploying after Fatal Louisville Shooting
- Texas Officer Accepts Christ, Finds Freedom
- Billy Graham Retreat Encourages Law Enforcement to Be Mission-Minded
- ‘We Should All Be Gone’: Mississippi Woman Hid in Bathroom as Home Blew Apart
- Chaplains Serve in Little Rock After Tornado Outbreak in South, Midwest
- Tornado Survivors Cling to Hope of Christ in Rolling Fork, MS
- Franklin Graham, Chaplains Minister in Tornado-Ravaged Mississippi
- ‘This Little Light of Mine’: More Than 3,000 Grieve Nashville’s 9-Year-Old Victim
- Chaplains Minister in Alabama After Police Officer Killed on Duty
- Crisis-Trained Chaplains Deploy to Nashville After Elementary School Shooting
- Chaplains Ministering in Mississippi in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes
- Sharing Hope in Jesus’ Name Conference Focuses on Faith over Fear
- Billy Graham Chaplains Deploy to Michigan State After School Shooting
- Chaplains Deploy to Pennsylvania After Officer Shooting
- Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Ministering in California After Mass Shooting
