Disaster Response

Providing physical and spiritual care in the wake of disasters

Prayers, generosity enable LCMS mercy efforts after 2017 storms

Spring 2017’s severe storms have affected Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregations and their communities in the Midwest and Texas. Once again, prayers and continued generosity from people across the Synod have equipped congregations to share Christ’s mercy in the aftermath.

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You can help:

• Pray — Join in prayer for all who suffer from disasters
• Give — Support disaster relief and recovery
• Volunteer — Locations are assessing needs and planning relief work. Call the LCMS Church Information Center at 888-843-5267 for opportunities.

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Register for 2017 International LCMS Disaster Response Conference

The 2017 International LCMS Disaster Response Conference will be Sept. 26-28 at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., under the theme “Lutherans in the Midst of Disaster.”

Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, will make a special banquet presentation. Registration is $30, including meals.

 Register online

 

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LCMS continues Hurricane Matthew relief, rebuilding efforts

Hurricane Matthew tore through the eastern seaboard of the United States in mid-October 2016, devastating large portions of the Carolinas.

LCMS Disaster Response was on the ground within days, providing care for victims in both body and soul, and the Synod continues those efforts months later.

 Update: Hurricane Matthew

• Help victims of Hurricane Matthew

• Volunteer

  To volunteer in North Carolina, please contact Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest. Volunteers may also contact Hope Lutheran regarding possible free lodging and low-cost meals, depending on availability.

  Hope Lutheran Church — 919-554-8109 or volunteercoordinator@hopelutheranwf.org

  
  Other volunteer opportunities:

  Hilton Head, S.C. — Chainsaw and debris removal. Contact Steve White at kcwhite@hargray.com or David Grandt at davidgrandt@hargray.com.

  Columbia, S.C. — Flooding. Contact Carmen Yuris at holytrinity.sc.lcms.disaster@gmail.com.

  Baton Rouge, La. — Flooding. Visit Camp Restore online at camprestore.com.

  Eureka, Mo. — Flooding. Contact St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at 504-242-2636.

  Pacific, Mo. — Flooding. Contact New Beginnings Lutheran Church at 636-257-4455.

   

  Pray for the victims

  Join the LCMS in prayer for those who suffer in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Pastors may offer the prayer in congregations, and all are invited to include these victims in personal prayers.

   Let us pray

   

  Give

  Recovery and relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew come as LCMS Disaster Response resources have been stretched amid the ongoing response to flooding in Baton Rouge, La., and to California wildfires in 2016.

   Support disaster relief and recovery

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