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  • Welcome
  • About US
  • Volunteer Here
  • Donate
  • Upcoming Events
  • Church Resources
  • Welcome
  • About US
  • Volunteer Here
  • Donate
  • Upcoming Events
  • Church Resources

Who We Are

Our Vision

Our Connections

Our Approach

At Faith Responders, our vision is To empower, equip and engage churches to share the restorative love of God through disaster response and recovery by offering Christ in tangible ways. 

Our Approach

Our Connections

Our Approach

We understand that those in an impacted community know what is most needed for their community. So, we let the local congregation and community take the lead by identifying needs and the best way to respond to needs by providing support, resources and guidance. 

Our Connections

Our Connections

Our Connections

We are honored to be a Strategic Mission Partner and Extension Ministry of the Global Methodist Church. We profess the values and beliefs of the Global Methodist Church seeking to make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly and witness boldly. 

Our Needs

Our Connections

Our Connections

Thank you for your support!! We always have openings for volunteers to help with administration needs, social media, prayer quilts, phone calls, repairs, rebuilding and training events. Please reach out to us for ongoing and current needs. 

Our Work

Helping In partnership with local congregations :

 Faith Responders in 2024:

  • Responded to or assisted in 6 storms: Tallahassee Tornadoes, Miami Flooding, Ruidoso Wildfires, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton
  • Provided Training and Orientations for 225 volunteers 
  • Participated in two Annual Conference events
  • Received and distributed 1800 cleaning buckets
  • Received and distributed over 78 pallets of food items, cleaning supplies, household items, water, Gatorade, shovels, diapers and baby items, hygiene supplies and other items
  • Distributed $13,385.00 in Gift Cards
  • Provided $36,740.76 in direct assistance to families
  • Assisted 217 families with cleanup, muckout, chainsaw work, tarping and repairs
  • Provided disaster case management to 48 families in Taylor County
  • Provided over 10,686 hours of volunteer service
  • Were 1 of 10 organizations to received $50,000 Grant from Volunteer Florida

In 2023:

  • Hurricane Idalia: Partnering with First Methodist of Live Oak, Faith Responders volunteers along with ACTS distributed water, tarps, flood buckets, tornado buckets and food items to 163  families. Local and response volunteers assisted 107 families with assessments and debris cleanup providing 3360 hours of volunteer service 
  • Hurricane Ian:  Partnering with Estero Church and ACTS we assisted over 50 families with building materials, appliances, car replacement,  household goods and repairs following Hurricane Ian totaling $162,062.  We hosted 15 volunteer teams who together with local volunteers completed 8660 hours of service providing construction assessments, case management, meal preparation and repairs. 



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Our Team

Board of Directors 2025

Elizabeth Chryst - Board Chair 

Steve Painter - Vice Chair 

Chris Rodriguez - Secretary

Laura Peluso - Treasurer

Pastor Mike Evans - SC GMC DRC

Phillip Coleman - North GA Alliance

Luis Morales - Lead Trainer, GA VOAD

Holly Moody - Esq. (legal counsel)

Russ Kamradt - Florida GMC

Pastor Laura Lambert - Executive Director

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