Iowa Floods Strike Three LCMS Congregations
On June 22, heavy rainfall led to catastrophic flooding in northwestern Iowa. What residents described as a “wall of water” hit several towns near the Little Sioux River. Water completely covered the landscape.
Three congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) were severely affected by the flood: Christ the King Lutheran Church in Spencer, Iowa; First English Lutheran Church in Spencer, Iowa; and Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, Iowa. Both Christ the King and Trinity suffered significant damage to their church properties, and the flooding damaged the homes of dozens of families in these congregations.
“The flood touched places that we never dreamed it would touch, even places that were not in the floodplain,” said the Rev. Paul Kaldahl, pastor of First English.
You can support the relief and recovery efforts of our fellow Lutherans through LCMS Disaster Response:
Make checks payable to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, noting “Disaster Relief” on the memo line. Mail to: The LCMS, P.O. Box 66861, St. Louis, MO 63166-6861.
Visit lcms.org/givenow/disaster, or text the keyword LCMSDISASTERS to the number 41-444 on their text-enabled phone or tablet.
