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As of Oct. 19, the Synod’s California-Nevada-Hawaii (CNH) District reports the following regarding the impact of the wildfires on affected congregations:
- St. John Lutheran Church, Napa: Eight family homes lost, including homes of two preschool staff members;
- St. Mark Lutheran Church, Santa Rosa: Twenty-two family homes lost, including home of one church staff member;
- St. Luke Lutheran Church, Santa Rosa: At least six family homes lost, including home of one church staff member;
- Faith Lutheran Church, Sonoma: One family lost their home and business;
- Vineyard of Faith Lutheran Church, Windsor: One member family lost their home; and
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Healdsburg: One member family lost their home.
Working in collaboration with the district, Disaster Response continues to walk alongside district disaster responders to help meet immediate needs in the stricken communities.
LCMS Disaster Response resources have been stretched amid ongoing responses to this year’s multiple catastrophes which include the California wildfires, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, a devastating mudslide in Sierra Leone and the Mexico City earthquake, as well as recovery efforts from the previous year’s disasters.
LCMS Disaster Response continues to help people in multiple disaster-stricken areas while preparing for what may yet come. Lutherans know these are opportunities to share Christ’s mercy with others.
Please note the resources provided below, which include an updated, downloadable bulletin insert.
Additional information about the Synod’s response, and the difference your gifts make, will be available over the weeks and months ahead at lcms.org, on the Synod’s social-media outlets, and in our official periodicals and other publications.
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