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Hurricane Michael UPDATE from LCC President / CEO Tim Hetzner Returning from FloridaI have just returned from visiting the affected areas hardest hit by Hurricane Michael a week ago. The single word I would use to describe the situation in the Panama City Area - DEVASTATION!
I was part of a group with Southern District President Rev. Eric Johnson, Rev. Curt Schultz, Emeritus District President, Rev. Michael Meyer, LCMS Disaster Response, Rev. Ed Brasher, Southern District Disaster Response Director, Rev. David Goodine, Executive Director Camp Restore, and Pastors from the Southern District, both affected and in the area. -
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LCC President / CEO Tim Hetzner in Florida to See Firsthand the Devastation from Hurricane MichaelWe all have seen the destruction Hurricane Michael has left in its path. LCC has been maintaining contact with Rev. Ross Johnson and Rev. Michael Meyer, Directors of LCMS Disaster Response, who are reaching out to all pastors in the affected areas in the panhandle of Florida and surrounding areas of the Southern and Florida-Georgia Districts.
Tim Hetzner, President / CEO of Lutheran Church Charities, attended a LCMS Planning and Assessment meeting held at Hope Lutheran Church in Santa Rosa, near Panama City, Florida, by President Johnson of the Southern District on Monday, October 15. LCC Disaster Response has been invited by Pastor Paul McComack from Trinity Lutheran Church in Panama City, where we will be working out of once it is safe to do so. -
LCC LERT Teams Help Families Affected by Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North CarolinaThis week, Kathy O'Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, and 25 LCC LERT chainsaw team members, returned home from their deployment to Messiah Lutheran Church in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the invitation of the South Eastern District (SED) to assist those with downed and damaged trees. Of the 36 sites that were assessed, the LERT teams were able to complete work at 29 homes and at the church before the arrival of Hurricane Michael.
The team met many homeowners, listened to their stories, prayed with them, and helped clean up their properties. They feel blessed they were able to make a difference in the lives they touched. -
LCC Needs Your Donations to Help Haiti Recover from Recent EarthquakeOn Saturday, October 6, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in Northern Haiti. LCC President / CEO Tim Hetzner has been in contact with Helen Roenfeldt of Mission Haiti to assess damage and determine the immediate needs of affected Haitians.
According to reports, several churches and several hundred church member's homes in the area of Gros Morne, near the earthquake, have extensive structural damage. -
LCC Featured as Mission Partner at Prince of Peace - Palatine, IllinoisAt weekend worship services on October 13 – 14, Lutheran Church Charities was the Featured Mission Partner at Prince of Peace in Palatine, Illinois. Deb Baran, Rich and Dona Martin (LCC Staff), and Steve MacKay, Co-Lead of the Palatine LERT team were present to share information about how LCC Disaster Response, Palatine LERT, and LCC K-9 Ministries serve communities in times of crisis and disaster.
Disaster Response
Lutheran Church Charities is blessed to have more than 50 LERT teams who help people regardless of their ethnic background, social standing, or religious affiliation.
For LERT volunteers, disaster response is an essential relief and outreach ministry. 
WORD StudyLutheran Church Charities offers a variety of in-depth live Bible studies, small group studies, extended year-long courses and online courses for
self-paced study. WORD Bible study classes are non-denominational and open to anyone regardless of church affiliation (or lack of). This is a safe environment to study the Bible. |
Crisis Response
When invited, Lutheran Church Charities responds to crisis situations within 24 hours of the time it is safe to do so.
Following tragic events, immediate response by LCC K-9 Ministries brings comfort to individuals and families directly impacted, first responders, and volunteers – always in the name of Jesus Christ. 
In The NewsThe ministries of Lutheran Church Charities are followed by local, national and international media, specifically in the areas of LCC K-9 Ministries, Disaster Response and Crisis Response. To read more about how LCC shares the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to the communities we serve, follow us In The News.
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K-9 Ministries
Launched in August 2008, the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry is a national human-care ministry embracing the unique, calming nature and skills of purebred Golden Retrievers. The LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs and handlers, LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dogs and veteran handlers, and LCC K-9 Police Ministry Dogs and law enforcement officer handlers are a bridge for compassionate ministry, opening doors for conversation about faith and creating opportunities to share the Mercy, Compassion, Presence and Proclamation of Jesus Christ.
VolunteerLutheran Church Charities is blessed to have more than 50 LERT teams who help people regardless of their ethnic background, social standing, or religious affiliation. For LERT volunteers, disaster response is an essential relief and outreach ministry.
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