Disaster Responses

Mission Statement:
The Home Life Work Group focuses on how we can support congregations in the care of each baptized child of God, both children and adult, who seek to live out their faith in their daily lives.

Crisis & Disaster Preparedness' Plan

Floods We continue to uphold in prayer those who have been affected by the flooding in northeastern Iowa and throughout the Midwest. Lutheran Disaster Response and the Northeastern Iowa Synod office work closely to support congregations in their response to the long term effects of the disasters in our area. Read more...
Tornado  On Sunday May 25, 2008 at 6 p.m. CDT, an EF-5 tornado - at times a mile and a half wide - touched down in Parkersburg, Iowa and continued on the ground devastating Parkersburg, New Hartford and parts of Dunkerton. The losses included eight lives, 240 homes totally destroyed and 400 more homes damaged. Read more...
ICE Intervention On Monday, May 12, 2008 the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, a division of Homeland Security, conducted a raid on Agriprocessors, a kosher meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa. During the raid 389 members of the community of 2,300 were apprehended. Hundreds of Mexican and Guatemalan workers took refuge in St. Bridget’s Roman Catholic parish where meals, clothing, and legal assistance were provided.  Read more...