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Haiti Lutheran Villages, including 70 new homes, dedicated

Photo: A new Lutheran congregation in Jacmel, Haiti, forms the heart of a Lutheran Village. (Rev. Dr. Al Collver) Get a first-hand look into the Jan. 15 Lutheran Village home and church dedication in...

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One year after Japan disaster, Lutheran partners still address needs, fears

To date, LCMS donors have provided more than $2.3 million for emergency and long-term recovery efforts in Japan. That support helped Japan Lutheran Emergency Relief (JLER) -- a partnership of four...

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[New Video] Japan: One Year Later – Christ’s Mercy in Action

NEW VIDEO: As he prepares to return to Japan, the Rev. Glenn F. Merritt, director of LCMS Disaster Response, talks about recovery work and needs that continue one year after one of the most powerful...

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Acts of mercy lead to new congregations in Chile

                Photo: A member of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile, right, visits with a woman whose home was damaged by the earthquake and offers “Strength for Hard Times” pamphlets provided...

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Disaster response staff reaching out to Lutheran partners in Mexico following...

Photo: A firefighter rests next to part of the structure of a bridge that fell over a public bus during an earthquake, in Mexico City, Tuesday March 20, 2012. A strong, long earthquake with epicenter...

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Mexico earthquake: LCMS contacts partner church

In response to the earthquake in central Mexico March 20, the LCMS established telephone and email contact March 21 with President Alvaro Lopez of the Lutheran Synod of Mexico, a partner church of The...

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LCMS leaders head to Chile this week in wake of weekend quake

Photo: Rev. Omar Kinas, (pictured here with his family) a missionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina, currently serves as mercy project manager and missionary in Chile. LCMS...

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‘Being present’ most important for disaster response

Sporting his U.S. Army uniform, the Rev. Rod Armon looks like he’s prepared should a disaster hit anywhere near Doniphan, Neb., the community where he serves as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. But...

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Synod responds to suffering from ‘overshadowed’ quake in Guatemala

While traveling to New Jersey to help with Superstorm Sandy relief, the Rev. Carlos Hernandez, director of Church and Community Development with the LCMS Office of National Mission, got a call from a...

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CPH’s 2013 VBS includes offering “Ready Now” for LCMS Disaster Response

Concordia Publishing House’s 2013 vacation Bible school program includes an offering opportunity for “Ready Now: Disaster Response Fund,” which enables the LCMS to respond quickly to those who are...

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