Disaster Relief

Deliver help, hope and healing in the name of Christ to those suffering after a disaster.

Texans on Mission has responded to every natural disaster in Texas since 1967 and many beyond it, including the Southeast Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Through a diverse array of ministries, Texans on Mission has provided the calm after the storm for millions.

Go on Mission

You can deliver help, hope and healing after a disaster by becoming a member of a Texans on Mission Disaster Relief team. Through Texans on Mission Disaster Relief teams, you can:

Provide practical help during tragedies by serving hot, nutritious meals and providing access to shower and laundry services.
Be part of a chainsaw team that moves debris and fallen and damaged trees.
Clean out and repair homes damaged by floods and fire.
Pray with and encourage survivors, offering hope for better days after the storm.

Volunteer Now

Be the calm in the storm

As a disaster relief volunteer, you can:

Assess damage
Distribute boxes and packing supplies
Chainsaw fallen trees
Install temporary roofs
Manage large-scale relief efforts
Minister as a chaplain
Mud out damaged homes
Offer free shower and laundry services
Provide child care
Serve warm, nutritious meals

Share your faith and meet human need through international relief with Texans on Mission

Texans on Mission is uniquely experienced and equipped to respond to physical and spiritual needs around the world because of our decades of work closer to home.

We stepped up when:

An earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria.
War came to Uikraine.
A train derailed in India.
War came to Israel.

Texans on Mission experience and expertise providing disaster relief in the United States translates well into helping others in may countries. When we respond to international need, we carry out Jesus' calling to reach the ends of the earth in His name.

Explore your calling to international relief

Read more about Texans on Mission Disaster Relief teams

Veteran presents flags to chainsaw team

June 17, 2024

Texans on Mission's Deep East Texas chainsaw team receiving surprising gifts recently after finishing work on a house in Dallas. The homeowners presented the team with an American flag and U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division flag.

Rebuild of Dyess Grove Church building begins

June 14, 2024

Thursday, five Texans on Mission volunteers began the process of rebuilding the Dyess Grove Baptist Church's structure after a June tornado ripped off one wall and half of the roof. The volunteers came from Crestview Baptist Church in Georgetown and Bell Baptist Association.

State names Texans on Mission VOAD Organization of the Year

June 10, 2024

The Texas Division of Emergency Management has honored Texans on Mission as the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) member organization of the year. TXM is the first organization to receive this recognition.

Baptist Standard: ‘Neighbors helping neighbors’ after Sanderson tornado

June 7, 2024

After a tornado ripped through Sanderson, Pastor Mike Ellis said residents of the small West Texas town did what they typically do. “It was neighbors helping neighbors,” said Ellis, pastor of First Baptist Church in Sanderson.

Texans on Mission responds to eight widespread disasters in April, May

June 6, 2024

It has been a spring to remember – terrible memories for disaster survivors. Texans on Mission wrapped up responses to wildfires in the Panhandle March 28. On April 10, a string of springtime storms began striking across the state.

TXM chaplains minister at Dallas resource center

June 6, 2024

Texans on Mission chaplains had the opportunity to connect spiritually with survivors of recent Dallas storms through prayer and support, revealing how important it is to hold space for each other during this tough time.