LUTHERANS RESPOND TO TEXAS TORNADO
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is responding to a tornado and heavy storms in
Jarrel, Texas, through Lutheran Social Services of the South. The tornado killed 28 people and
destroyed 300 homes in Jarrel and Cedar Park in May. Needs assesment is under way,
according to the Rev. Leon A. Phillips Jr., director for Lutheran Disaster Response and ELCA
Domestic Disaster Response. LDR, a cooperative effort of the ELCA and the Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod, has issued grants totaling $3,000. LSS of the South is managing this
response
for LDR.
For information contact:
Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
