Together Archive

Items about Relief

  • WELS donating to Asia disaster relief

    WELS members, through the synod's Committee on Relief, are donating $50,000 to support relief efforts in the wake of the recent earthquake in China and the cyclone that struck Myanmar... read more

    Published on: May 19, 2008

  • WELS sends aid to Peru

    WELS Committee on Relief has donated $20,000 for victims of the Aug. 15 earthquake in Peru—through WELS’ sister synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS). The earthquake, which measured 8.2 on the Richter scale, left over 500 people dead and 85,000 homeless... read more

    Published on: January 21, 2008

  • COR provides aid for cyclone victims

    WELS Committee on Relief has provided $25,000 in aid to victims of the massive cyclone that hit Bangladesh on Nov. 15. An estimated 2,000 people were killed and thousands of homes were destroyed in the natural disaster... read more

    Published on: December 3, 2007

  • WELS volunteers make progress in New Orleans

    WELS volunteers have virtually completed refurbishing the interior of four more homes in New Orleans that flooded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. One of the homes is ready for occupancy—the three others should be ready by January... read more

    Published on: November 19, 2007

  • Committee on Relief assesses fire damage in California

    The WELS Committee on Relief recently returned from a first-hand look at the areas affected by wildfires in California. Although no WELS churches or schools were destroyed in the fires, the Committee on Relief has contributed $10,000 to two churches to help with immediate needs... read more

    Published on: November 5, 2007

  • Southern California fire update

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    Published on: October 25, 2007

  • Spotlight on Streams: Flooding update

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    Published on: September 17, 2007