All volunteers will be expected to observe and adhere to the BDM Health Safety and Illness Policy for serving on a rebuilding site.
“Every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.” Heb. 3:4
A disaster can destroy not only homes, but also the sense of well-being for survivors. Brethren Disaster Ministries recruits volunteers, led by faith, to use their skills to promote recovery.
Trained, skilled project leaders supervise volunteers as they extend a helping hand to clean up debris and restore the homes of disaster survivors in need. The presence of these volunteer work teams helps to ease trauma and promote recovery.
Current Active BDM Rebuilding Sites
Johnson County, Tennessee, September 2024 Hurricane Helene Recovery
A BDM Rebuilding Hurricane Helene response in Johnson County, TN is scheduled for September 21 through November 15, 2025 to work with International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and Johnson County Long Term Recovery Group (JCLTRG). IOCC is a longtime partner of BDM and a fellow Church World Service (CWS) member (read more about IOCC).
See Johnson County project details
Letcher County, Kentucky, July 2022 Flooding Recovery
A BDM rebuilding site opened the week of September 8, 2024, to work with a local affordable housing non-profit in southeastern Kentucky. HOMES, Inc’s mission is to provide affordable housing for low to moderate income families in Letcher County and surrounding counties. These affordable housing solutions include energy efficient homebuyer opportunities, quality home repairs and rental opportunities. They have been providing these services to the community since 1984 but their work and the need has been compounded by the 2022 flooding that swept the area.
See Letcher County project details
Local Response and Short-term Response
For information on any local responses, contact your District Disaster Coordinator.
Recently Closed and Past BDM Responses
Below is a list of our most recently closed rebuilding projects. For a full list of past BDM sites, visit our Past Projects page.
Spruce Pine, North Carolina – Hurricane Helene Recovery
BDM hosted a two-week short-term response in Western North Carolina the weeks of May 11-17 and May 18-24, 2025 to complete Hurricane Helene recovery in partnership with the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church (WNCCUMC) and First Presbyterian Church of Spruce Pine.
Dawson Springs, Kentucky, 2021 Tornado Recovery
On Dec. 10-11, 2021, a devastating outbreak of 61 confirmed tornados swept through eight states with Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri being the most impacted. BDM responded by hosting a project site in Madisonville/Dawson Springs, Ky. from January 2023 through August 17, 2024 to respond to the resulting destruction that leveled whole towns, but also caused much damage along the 250-mile path of the storm. Estimates are that around 75 percent of the town of Dawson Springs was leveled, which was home to around 2,500 people. A Short-term response continued to serve the area from September 15-November 23, 2024.
Eastern Kentucky – July 2022 flood Recovery
BDM hosted a ten week project from September-November 2023 in Breathitt County, KY in response to the flooding event that occurred between July 25th and July 30th, 2022. Thunderstorms developed that brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia. While it did not rain continuously during this 4-day stretch, the overwhelming amounts of rain and resultant flooding led to 44 deaths and widespread catastrophic damage.
