The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, joined United Carolina’s Cavalry (UCC) “Bring the Heat” Propane Swap Event in Asheville, NC, this weekend, bringing warmth and essential supplies to families still recovering from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene in September. As winter temperatures show no signs of […]
Tag: natural disaster relief
PBCC Caring for LA Fire Heroes
An Australian member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has described her “incredible” experience volunteering with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) US, serving thousands of meals to firefighters working around the clock against the Los Angeles wildfires. Jessica Wyman, who moved to Ohio from Tamworth in 2011, was one of hundreds of RRT volunteers who […]
Rapid Relief Team Supporting Storm Response
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) have been on hand to help the State Emergency Service (SES) in the Hunter region after destructive storms lashed New South Wales (NSW) in Australia with damaging winds and heavy rain. RRT volunteers have served up almost 1,000 freshly cooked meals for the SES […]
PBCC Volunteers Support Summer Fire Response
More than 100 members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, volunteering with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT), have served more than 1,300 meals to emergency crews across New South Wales, Australia, helping to keep firefighters fed and energised as they battled two recent blazes. RRT were called to the Attunga State Forest bushfire in the […]
PBCC volunteers dedicate 780 hours to feed Fire Services in Victoria
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church volunteers with the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) have been on the frontline at bushfires across Victoria, Australia, for three weeks straight, putting in 780 volunteer hours to serve more than 4,800 meals to emergency crews, including those battling the highly destructive Grampians National Park blaze. RRT crews served up 3,448 meals […]
RRT Helps Fuel London Stansted Airport During Their Training Day!
In 2013, the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) was established to help put our care and compassion into action for the benefit of people in need. Fast forward to today, and RRT is active in 14 countries and is operated by 14,500 volunteers from our Community. Last month, despite an unexpected storm, RRT volunteers at London Stansted […]
RRT Food Boxes supporting storm recovery
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), in partnership with the City of Gold Coast, supplied 200 food boxes to support residents experiencing the double blows of the cost-of-living crisis and the aftermath of the devastating Christmas and New Year storms. With the assistance of the City’s Disaster Recovery Grant Program, RRT has provided Food Boxes to […]
Commemorating 10 years of care and compassion in action
RRT is now officially ten years old, and our members’ commitment to providing care and compassion to those in need is still as strong as it was at the start. When the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) was established by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) back in 2013, we would’ve never anticipated that one day, […]
Plymouth Brethren volunteers help rebuild fences for cyclone-affected farmers
Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the Hawke’s Bay region in New Zealand, leaving a mass of destruction in its wake, including thousands of kilometres of broken fencing. Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church quickly came together to support and loaded nearly 100 kilometres of free fencing onto a convoy of trucks to deliver to 300 […]
Australian Parliament praises efforts of RRT volunteers
The Rapid Relief Team has been praised in Australia’s Federal Parliament for its efforts to support frontline emergency services workers. In front of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the Member for Hughes, Jenny Ware, waxed lyrical about her experience of RRT services at a recent event at Holsworthy Army Barracks. Ms. Ware told Parliament that she […]