LCC Disaster Response Ministry
LERT volunteers who earn the chainsaw certification receive a badge, made by the Comms team, in this color.
What is Orange?
With 102 hearts and crosses placed in 2023 after a historic wildfire, a memorial site in this state remains LCC’s largest.
What is Hawaii?
LCC operates with a policy in which this percentage of donated money to a specific cause goes to that need.
What is 100%?
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs receive about this many hours of training over two years before they are placed with a host church or school.
What is 2,000?
Along with printing badges, filming and editing videos, and helping with technology, this Comms Team member updates and maintains the outdoor sign at Northbrook.
Who is Jacob Singer?
Among the equipment DR uses on deployments are light and heavy duty tractors, bobcats, and 2 of these, which can raise a volunteer 50 feet in the air.
What is boom lift?
While most HMCs are light blue to symbolize hope, hearts given to honor military service are this color.
What is purple?
Partnering with the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, LCC has trained more than 1,000 volunteers to use this peer-to-peer care approach to help on the front lines of the mental health crisis.
What is Spiritual First Aid?
LCC K-9 Ministries are three ministries in one with K-9 Comfort Dogs, K-9 Police, and this, which serves veterans, Gold Star families, and yellow-ribbon events.
What is Kare-9 Military?
This Comms Team member, once an LCMS youth director, led the way in creating brand videos for LCC and all 4 ministry areas.
Who is Sean McAdams?
One of DR’s donation funds, which the Comms Team promotes on the web and social channels, helps cover equipment maintenance and this.
What is fuel?
On HMCs given today, a Scripture verse is Cricuted onto this ancient Christian symbol glued onto the heart.
What is ichthys?
This LCC Cares outreach provides low- to no-cost, short-term housing for families in need, with churches often repurposing old parsonages and apartments.
What is Hospitality House?
After a tragedy or crisis in local community, K-9 Comfort Dog teams make last-minute appearances at schools, churches, and public spaces called these.
What are Emergency Site Visits?
Leading the charge in researching newsletter design and engagement, this Comms Team member crafted a reader survey before making over the weekly Making A Difference publication.
Who is Marta Rees?
Taken from a Spanish word meaning “straight,” this type of severe storm is characterized by straight-line winds that can span hundreds of miles.
What is derecho?
In 2024, LCC introduced this symbol on HMCs to celebrate confirmands.
What is Luther Rose?
Responding to pressing needs of households in crisis, LCC created this fund to swiftly provide assistance to those facing unexpected hardships such as job loss and medical issues.
What is Emergency Family Fund?
Scientific research has shown that the calming effects of petting a comfort dog can contribute to reducing these two health indicators.
What are blood pressure and heart rate?
Graphic Designer and Social Media Manager Haley Jensen brings expertise in Canva, InDesign, and layout projects because she previously worked at this type of business.
What is a print & copy shop?
With ropes, pulleys, and slings, this practice is employed for directional felling and pulling of cut tree branches and limbs.
What is dragging?
In 2020, LCC received control of this organization, founded by Greg Zanis, to bring comfort and hope with physical symbols after a tragedy.
What is Crosses For Losses?
In 2024, LCC partnered with this 501(c)(3) nonprofit to bring encouragement to people in challenging situations by providing reliable transportation.
What is Cars of Hope?
LCC has K-9 Comfort Dogs in the four most populous states in the U.S. — California, Texas, Florida, and New York. In this state, the fifth most populous, LCC has none.
What is Pennsylvania?
Having work history in newspapers, higher education, and non-profit organizations, Comms Team member Rick Waters worked for this Christian ministry before coming to LCC.
What is Focus on the Family?