Disaster Response

When disaster strikes in the community, local Lutherans seek to serve their neighbors in need, demonstrating Christ’s compassion for people by promoting hope, healing and wholeness for disaster survivors.

Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) is a collaborative ministry of the ELCA and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Locally, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSS/NCA) is the Lutheran Disaster Response affiliate for the Metro D.C. area.


Volunteers assembled One+Plus Disaster Response Kits at the 2009 Martin Luther King Day Service Breakfast, cosponsored by LSS/NCA and Lutheran Volunteer Corps, ready to help neighbors in need.
Lutheran Disaster Response
Have you prepared yourself and your family for a natural disaster? For National Preparedness Month in September 2008, the Rev. Kevin Massey, director, Lutheran Disaster Response, narrated this brief video to help you formulate a preparedness plan.

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