A Basic LERT Training class will be held at St John's Lutheran Church, Topeka, KS. 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.
A registration fee of $30 per person helps cover the cost of lunch, training materials and LERT T-shirt.
Please make check out to St. John's Lutheran Church and send registrations fees to St John's Lutheran Church, 901 SW Fillmore St., Topeka, KS 66606 before March 13th, 2022. Please note "LERT Training March 26, 2022" on your check. Walk-ins are welcome on a limited basis as materials will be limited.
Questions? Please contact Mike Grau at mgrau@germansfromrussia.org OR Donna Williams at ksddrc@gmail.com
How long will training last?
The course will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Please arrive by 8:30am to complete registration and sign in.
Training event is facilitated by: NE Training Team-Mark Trivilino
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 who is interested 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 from LCMS Disaster Response after the training is complete. Your LERT trainer will distribute all the LERT materials.
