Use these resources to find general information and an overview of Lutheran Disaster Response work.
Thrive 2023 (Interactive)
Learn more about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response share hope and healing with communities impacted by disaster in the United States and around the world.
Thrive 2023 (PDF)
Learn more about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response share hope and healing with communities impacted by disaster in the United States and around the world.
Thrive 2022 (Interactive)
Learn more about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response share hope and healing with communities impacted by disaster in the United States and around the world.
Thrive 2022 (PDF)
Learn more about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response share hope and healing with communities impacted by disaster in the United States and around the world.
Thrive 2021 (Interactive)
Learn more about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response share hope and healing with communities impacted by disaster in the United States and around the world.
Lutheran Disaster Response Volunteer Host Site Recommendations
This document provides best practices on managing groups of disaster-response volunteers more safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, including recommendations for physical distancing, hygiene practices and more.
Lutheran Disaster Response Volunteer Host Site Recommendations
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response Volunteer Recommendations
This document provides best practices for disaster-response volunteers to serve more safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, including recommendations for physical distancing, hygiene practices and more.
Lutheran Disaster Response Volunteer Recommendations
DownloadCongregational Planning Checklist for a Pandemic
This colorful, 8-page brochure offers an introduction to ELCA World Hunger, including a world map of where your gifts are at work. This brochure is perfectly sized for worship bulletins and it can also be used for events and displays. - See more at: https://www.elca.org/Resources/ELCA-World-Hunger#sthash.Lc23D55D.dpuf
Congregational Planning Checklist for a Pandemic
DownloadCongregational Disaster Preparedness Guide
This colorful, 8-page brochure offers an introduction to ELCA World Hunger, including a world map of where your gifts are at work. This brochure is perfectly sized for worship bulletins and it can also be used for events and displays. - See more at: https://www.elca.org/Resources/ELCA-World-Hunger#sthash.Lc23D55D.dpuf
Use this full guide to create a comprehensive disaster response plan and prepare your church to respond after a disaster strikes.
Congregational Disaster Preparedness Guide
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response Brochure
This brochure offers an introduction to the work of Lutheran Disaster Response, internationally and in the U.S.
Lutheran Disaster Response Brochure
OrderUnaccompanied Migrant Children Myths Vs. Facts
Unaccompanied Migrant Children Myths Vs. Facts
DownloadPoster - Hear us, O God.
Display this poster to show your support of Lutheran Disaster Response.
Poster - Hope. Healing. Renewal.
Display this poster to show your support of Lutheran Disaster Response.
Poster - Hope. Healing. Renewal.
OrderOffering Envelopes - Hope. Healing. Renewal.
Be prepared to respond after a disaster with offering envelopes
Offering Envelopes - Hope. Healing. Renewal.
OrderOne of the most popular ways to spread the news to your congregation after a disaster strikes.
Lutheran Disaster Response: U.S. Wildfires 2023
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to encourage gifts to support wildfire survivors.
Lutheran Disaster Response: U.S. Wildfires 2023
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response: Middle East Crisis
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to encourage gifts to support earthquake survivors. Gifts to “Middle East Crisis” will be used entirely (100%) to provide long-lasting support for those whose lives have been impacted by disasters in the region.
Lutheran Disaster Response: Middle East Crisis
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response: Hurricane Ian
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to encourage gifts to support hurricane survivors. Gifts to “Hurricane Response” will be used in full (100%) to assist those affected by the hurricane now and during the long road of recovery.
Lutheran Disaster Response: Hurricane Ian
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response: U.S. Flooding
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to encourage gifts to support flood survivors. Gifts to “U.S. Flooding” will be used in full (100%) to assist those affected by floods now and during the long road of recovery.
Lutheran Disaster Response: U.S. Flooding
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response: Eastern Europe Crisis Response
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to encourage gifts to support Eastern Europe Crisis Response. Gifts to “Eastern Europe Crisis Response” will be used in full (100%) to assist those affected.
Lutheran Disaster Response: Eastern Europe Crisis Response
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response: U.S. Tornadoes
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to encourage gifts to support tornado survivors. Gifts to “U.S. Tornadoes” will be used in full (100%) to assist those affected by tornadoes now and during the long road of recovery.
Lutheran Disaster Response: U.S. Tornadoes
DownloadLutheran Disaster Response: Where needed most
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to encourage gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response.
Lutheran Disaster Response: Where needed most
DownloadAfghan Humanitarian Crisis
To respond to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Community World Service Asia (CWSA) is assisting Afghan families in Kabul through food security and cash assistance
Hurricane Ida 2021
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to show the need for gifts in response to hurricane Ida.
Haiti Crisis 2021
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to show the need for gifts in response to the Haiti earthquake.
U.S. Wildfires 2021
This bulletin insert can be used in your congregation to show the need for gifts in response to U.S. wildfires.
Find worship resources that will guide your congregation in lifting up in prayer those affected by a disaster during a worship service.
Worship Resource: Eastern Europe Crisis Response
This resource is a guide for prayer for the crisis in Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
Worship Resource: Eastern Europe Crisis Response
DownloadMeeting God in the Ruins
A devotional guidebook for disaster response volunteers.
Worship Resource: Drought
This resource is a guide for prayer during drought.
Worship Resource: Hurricane
This resource is a guide for prayer after a hurricane.
Worship Resource: Storms and Flooding
This resource is a guide for prayer after a natural disaster.
Worship Resource: Storms and Flooding
DownloadWorship Resource: Violence
This resource is a guide to prayer for violence.
Worship Resource: Wildfires
This resource is a guide for prayer after wildfires.
Find updated information on how your gifts are at work on-the-ground.
War in Ukraine: Eastern Europe One Year Later
To read more about our response, download this resource.War in Ukraine: Eastern Europe One Year Later
Download2018 California Wildfires: One Year Later
To read more about our response, download this resource.2018 California Wildfires: One Year Later
Download2018 California Wildfires: Two Years Later
Read about how gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response have been at work after the devastating wildfires in 2018.
2018 California Wildfires: Two Years Later
DownloadHurricane Dorian: One Year Later
Read more about our response in this report.
Hurricane Dorian: One Year Later
Download2018 Hurricanes: One Year Later
To read more about our response, download this resource.
2018 Hurricanes: Two Years Later
Read about our response to Hurricanes Florence and Michael in this report.
2018 Hurricanes: Two Years Later
Download2017 Hurricanes: One Year Later
To read more about our response, download this resource.
2017 Hurricanes: Two Years Later
Read about our response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in this report.
2017 Hurricanes: Two Years Later
Download2017 Hurricanes: Three Years Later
Read about our response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in this report.
2017 Hurricanes: Three Years Later
Download2017 Hurricanes: Five Years Later
Read about our response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in this report.
2017 Hurricanes: Five Years Later
DownloadHurricane Sandy One Year Update
This resource provides a one year later update of the work and progress being made after Hurricane Sandy
Nepal Earthquakes: Six Months Later
To read more about our response, download this resource.
Nepal Earthquakes: Six Months Later
DownloadNepal Earthquakes: One Year Later
To read more about our response, download this resource.
Nepal Earthquakes: One Year Later
DownloadNepal Earthquake: 5 Years Later
This report includes information about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response helped people who were affected by the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
Typhoon Haiyan: One Year Later
This resource describes in detail how, together, we have responded to
Typhoon Haiyan. To read more about our response, download this resource.
Haiti One Year Update
This resource provides a one year later update of the work and progress being made after the Haiti earthquake.
Haiti Earthquake: 10 Years Later
This report includes information about how gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response helped people who were affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Haiti Earthquake: 10 Years Later
DownloadHorn of Africa One Year Update
This is a one year later Horn of Africa drought update highlighting the progress being made and the work that has been done.
Minot, N.D. Floods Resource
This resource highlights the situation after the flooding in Minot, N.D., while explaining the work that the ELCA is doing to respond.
Disaster Annual Report 2010
This resource functions as an annual report of the disasters that Lutheran Disaster Response responded to in 2010.
Disaster Annual Report 2011
This resource functions as an annual report of the disasters that Lutheran Disaster Response responded to in 2011.
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