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Tim Hetzner, Lutheran Church Charities President/CEO and founder of the K-9 Ministry

By | September 8, 2021 | Advocates, Dogs | No comments

Tim Hetzner—Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) President/CEO and founder of the K-9 Ministry—provides a brief overview of the LCC, including the earliest days, which involved just Hetzner and one half-time employee. Read more…

Richard Martin, Co-Director of Lutheran Church Charities’ K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry

By | May 29, 2013 | Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior | 1 Comment

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Richard Martin—Co-Director of Lutheran Church Charities’ K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, which in recent months, has deployed comfort dogs to Moore, OK after the tornado, to Boston after the bombing, and to Newtown, CT, after the Sandy Hook shooting—discusses the history of the Ministry since it was launched in 2008, and how it’s evolved into upwards of 60 dogs across eight states. Read more…