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  LCC Affiliate Congregation with K-9 Comfort Dog Katie Needs Comfort and Help
  

  Imagine having your city surrounded by water where no one can get in or leave, loss of electricity, cell service hit and miss, homes flooded, and people with nowhere to go or ability get out. That is what LCC K-9 Comfort Dog congregation Trinity Lutheran faced – and is still facing. LCC has been in repeated contact with them to help and to spread the word to others to help!
  

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  LCC Disaster Response is in Contact with LCMS Churches in Rockford and Freeport, Illinois to Assist with Flood Recovery
  

  Lutheran Church Charities Disaster Response has been in contact with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) churches in Rockford and Freeport to offer assistance with pumping water from homes and mucking as the water recedes.
  

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  Trailer Needed for Disaster Response 4 Wheeler to Get into Flooded Areas

  Your financial assistance is needed to get a trailer to haul our 4 wheeler to flooded areas to bring in pumps to help people pump out their homes. The trailer we had to haul the 4 wheeler is now being used to haul the Disaster Response Boom Lift for our chainsaw teams. Most recently it was used by LCC LERT teams to transport the Boom Lift to Panama City, Florida.

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  LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Comfort Law Enforcement, Family, and Friends of McHenry County Deputy Killed in the Line of Duty

  McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keltner (age 35) was killed in the line of duty on March 7, 2019. He was shot while attempting to arrest a man wanted on several warrants. This occurred in Rockford, Illinois, as Deputy Keltner was serving with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
  
  Deputy Keltner was a 13 year veteran of the sheriff's department, and five year member of the fugitive task force. He comes from a law enforcement family, with ties to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office. He is survived by his wife, and two young sons.
  

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  LCC K-9 Ministry Teams Comfort Employees, Families, and First Responders at Henry Pratt Company Celebration of Life Service
  

  Fourteen LCC K-9 Ministry teams were invited to attend a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, March 16, for the five employees who lost their lives at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois, on February 15, 2019. Also gathered were the Aurora Chief of Police, Mayor of Aurora, and several officers who responded to the shooting.

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  The LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Journey Begins with Volunteer Apprentice Trainers!
  

  Volunteer Apprentice Trainers Needed for Future LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs
  
  Every LCC K-9 Comfort Dog begins their journey with volunteer apprentice trainers that pour love, time, patience, and hope into nurturing and training these beautiful creatures given to us by God. Beginning as an 8 week old Golden Retriever puppy, Comfort Dogs in Training learn all about love, calmness, and consistency from the loving hearts and hands of their trainers. When the training is complete, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs take with them the love and care they received from these incredible volunteers.  
  

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  LCC K-9 Ministries Welcomes New Affiliate Handlers!
  

  LCC was so blessed to have 12 affiliates from 9 different states represented during the Additional Handler training on March 16 - 17. LCC is happy to welcome these wonderful individuals have been called to go out and serve their home communities to share the mercy, compassion, presence, and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those in need.

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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.

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WORD Study

Lutheran 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.

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In The News

The 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.

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.

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Volunteer

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.