A Basic LERT Training class will be held at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 1614 Blanding Blvd, Middleburg, FL, on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Participants will be introduced to the LCMS Disaster Response program and learn the basic nature of disasters, the opportunities to respond to personal needs in such disasters and how as Christians can support families, congregations and the public, as the hands and feet of Jesus during trying times. In addition, we will talk about and help your team process how LERT teams stay active between disasters/critical incidents.
A registration donation of $35 per person or $50 for couples helps cover the cost of lunch, training materials and LERT T-shirt. It may be made online at www.fgler.org, or at the training.
Please make check out to Florida-Georgia Lutheran Early Response. Please note "LERT Training January 13, 2024" on your check. Walk-ins are welcome on a limited basis as materials will be limited. Please indicate your T-Shirt size when sending in your registration.
Questions? Please contact Steven Felcher at felshersj@gmail.com OR LERT Trainer Joel Mathews at joel@MercyDisasterResources.org.
The course will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Please arrive by 8:30am to complete registration and sign in.
Lunch will be provided.
What will we study?
There are three main sections:
1) An introduction to the LCMS Disaster Response program.
2) Congregation preparedness: I'm a trained LERT volunteer......now what?
3) Lutheran Early Response Teams: Who we are. What we do and why. How we function.
Who can be trained?
Anyone 14 years and older is welcome to attend this LERT training session and will receive certification as LCMS LERT volunteers. You will receive your certificate of participation, volunteer ID card, and T-shirt after the training is complete. Your LERT trainer will distribute all the LERT materials for the training and afterward.
