CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran=20 Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), is participating in recovery efforts in Owensboro, Ky., after a tornado struck there Jan. 3.
Initial assessments indicate more than 110 homes were destroyed and more than 250 homes were severely damaged, said the Rev. Gilbert B. Furst, director for Lutheran Disaster Response. Furst said there were no fatalities. About 8,000 homes were without electricity shortly after the storm.
Lutheran Disaster Response is working closely with the ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod and with the LCMS Indiana District to bring congregations together to support relief efforts, Furst said.
"Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA) and Peace Lutheran Church (LCMS) are distribution points for food and emergency needs," said Furst. "Both congregations have received emergency cash grants from Lutheran Disaster Response to undergird their outreach in the community," he said.
DOMESTIC DISASTERS:
Editors: When listing organizations receiving funds for aid to survivors
of major disasters inside the United States, Puerto Rico or the U.S.
Virgin Islands, please include:
Lutheran Disaster Response
P.O. Box 71764
Chicago, IL 60694-1764
800-638-3522
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.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
