ELCA NEWS SERVICE May 23, 2011 Lutheran Disaster Response sends $25,000 grant to Missouri tornado response 11-074-JB CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response sent a $25,000 emergency grant to its partner agency, Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri, for response to the May 22 tornado that struck in Joplin, Mo. Parts of Joplin were destroyed, including the building for Peace Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=5116 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews