Your prayers are requested for those affected by the disastrous flooding in the southeastern Texas and Oklahoma City areas. NALC Disaster Response has contacted some NALC congregations in the area and, while the buildings seem to be largely unaffected,...
At 11:41am on April 25, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck approximately 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Tremors were felt across northern India and neighboring Bangladesh and Pakistan. As of April 28, more...
NALC Disaster Response is sponsoring a servant event the week of July 12-17 at the HARP Mission in Caldwell, Ohio. Participating church groups and individuals will provide home maintenance, repair, wheelchair ramps and other help for families in crisis,...
The NALC Disaster Response Task Force offers educational workshops to provide training to volunteers in participating congregations to prepare them to form volunteer disaster teams. This disaster preparedness and response training is intended for those interested in learning how...
Read the February 2015 issue of NALC News. Selected contents include:
The NALC Disaster Response Task Force is offering educational workshops to provide training to volunteers in participating congregations, preparing each congregation to form volunteer disaster teams. This disaster preparedness and response training is intended for those interested in learning...
Online donation capability is now available for all of the NALC’s major funds. You can support the new North American Lutheran Seminary through the Theological Education Fund, or provide funding for missionaries and mission starts through the Great Commission...
Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on the morning of November 8, causing massive destruction, with wind gusts up to 235 mph, nearly 16 inches of rainfall and waves up to 45 feet in some areas. Thousands are dead,...
Pastor Keith Falk of Peace Lutheran Church, a NALC congregation in Edmond, Okla., was asked to share his reflections on disaster response efforts immediately following the tornados in Oklahoma that killed 24 people. Moore, Okla., a city which received...
The NALC has a disaster recovery coordinator, Mary (Woodward) Bates, who is in daily contact with FEMA by telephone, as the assessment of needs progresses. Mary has also contacted our church offices, and is working to identify impacted Lutheran families...