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The Ohio District reaches out with God’s loving hands to provide hope, healing, and strength through disaster response and specialized pastoral care. Join hundreds of volunteers in delivering supplies, assisting older adults, and offering Christian care to those in need across Ohio. When disaster strikes, our team coordinates volunteers and manages donations to support communities in crisis. Connect with us for opportunities to make a difference and provide relief in times of need.
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The Ohio District reaches out with God’s loving hands to give His hope, healing, and strength.
100s congregations • 100s volunteers Using their hands and hearts to: • 100s trips
Deliver tools, blankets, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, and other items
Christmas Gifts and other seasonal items for children who have lost everything
Tuition Assistance Needed in Moore, OK
So much to do! Romans 5:3b-5a “Suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope and hope does not disappoint us.”
Ohio District Disaster Response Specialized Pastoral Care Older Adult Ministry Congregational Health/Parish Nursing And Many More Human Care in the Ohio District
Specialized Pastoral care • Christian Care Providers in times of disaster • Institutional Chaplains • Deaconesses • Pastoral Counselors • Police and Fire Chaplains We are the arms of the District, connecting the resources of the larger church body with the hands of people in congregations and agencies throughout the Ohio District to meet the needs of the hurting
LSA OHIO Lutheran Social AgenciesRSO Recognized LSS Disaster Response Services Ohio District Disaster Response Coordinator We are the arms of the District, connecting the resources of the larger church body with the hands of people in congregations and agencies throughout the Ohio District to meet the needs of the hurting
When Disaster Strikes Federal Disaster Declaration FEMA-Federal Emergency Management Ohio Emergency Management Agency County Emergency Management Agencies Ohio District DDRC and Task Force evaluates need Communicates need to LCMS Disaster Response in national office Task Force coordinates volunteers, donations, and Christian Care through case management services Ohio DistrictDisaster Task ForceCase Management, Volunteer Coordination, Donations Management, Christian Care
Visit our display for more information:servant events for current disastersdisaster preparedness trainingfor congregations and disaster volunteer teamsand more!