When Bethesda Lutheran Communities asked for help with cleanup, local LCMS congregations responded immediately.
Disaster Response
Disaster-response conference to focus on Christ’s mercy, peace
The annual LCMS conference is set for Oct. 18-20 at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind.
KFUO Audio: LCMS Disaster Response’s Camp Courage resources
KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates hosted a discussion on May 17 about the LCMS Disaster Response campaign to raise funds for Camp Courage supplies. Rev. Ross Johnson, director, LCMS Disaster Response; Rev. Michael Meyer, manager, LCMS Disaster Response; Gail Pawlitz, educator and editor; and Leah S. Sieveking, LCMS Mission Advancement talk about the new Camp Courage resources to serve children affected by disaster.
KFUO Audio: St. Mark’s Lutheran responds to winter 2015 floods in Eureka, Mo.
During an interview on May 16 with KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates, the Rev. Bob Liebmann and Denise Kasten of St. Mark’s Lutheran in Eureka, Mo., talk about St. Mark’s response to Christmas week 2015 floods in the Eureka, Mo., area.
Donations make long-term flood recovery possible
Thanks to donations, LCMS Disaster Response is able to assist in recovery efforts and build its capacity to respond to future disasters.
LWML grant helps provide disaster-response trailers
The 26 trailers will increase the capacity of LCMS districts and congregations to respond to disasters in their own communities.
Fire destroys church’s building, but not ‘God’s plans’
St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northrop, Minn., is a total loss, but its attached elementary school is expected to be back in operation by April 18.
Church reaches out after Kansas shooting
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton, Kan., helps its “shaken” community after the deadly Feb. 25 rampage in nearby Hesston, Kan.
In March’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
Mercy — from its scriptural foundation to how it appears in our daily lives — is the focus of the magazine’s March issue.
Synod supports districts, congregations after storms
The Synod responds to disasters in four states: flooding in Illinois and Missouri, and tornadoes in Mississippi and Texas.
LCMS Disaster Response trains district, church responders year-round
Relief efforts following the late-December tornadoes in North Texas and flooding in the Midwest underscore the importance of training local responders ahead of time.
Photo gallery: LCMS responds to December 2015 floods
Volunteers from the International Center of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, LCMS Disaster Response, and New Beginnings Lutheran Church in Pacific, Mo., were among those cleaning up flood-damaged homes in Fenton, Mo., on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.
Photo gallery: LCMS responds to flooding in Watseka, Ill.
Volunteers converge at Calvary Lutheran Church in Watseka, Ill., to clean flood-damaged homes on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. In December 2015, a large flood ravaged a large swath of the town.
Synod supports districts, congregations in disastrous-storms recovery
LCMS Disaster Response training and resources enable district disaster responders to coordinate recovery efforts in the aftermath of destructive storms and flooding.
Photo gallery: Flood damage in St. Louis, other Missouri communities
Floodwaters swept through St. Louis and other Missouri communities in the days following Christmas 2015, and the massive flooding damaged homes and business while also closing several roads, including highways and interstates.
Preparedness, training aid in recovery in aftermath of Texas tornadoes
Texas District responders partner with local LCMS congregations to organize recovery efforts following the Dec. 26 storm.