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Yearly Archives: 2008

Pulpit Supply List updated

December 22, 2008

Pulpit Supply List has been updated for January 2009.

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IRA Rollover Article Updated

December 22, 2008

The article “IRA Rollovers to Charity Extended Through December 31, 2009” has been updated.

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IRA Rollovers to Charity Extended Through December 31, 2009

December 11, 2008

UPDATED: January 12, 2009

Planned Giving PartnershipThe information in this article may be of great interest to you if you are over 70 1/2 years old and have one or more Individual Retirement Accounts. The information shared below may be pertinent to charitable gifts made to a variety of organizations, including annual church offerings, gifts to church endowment funds or capital campaigns, as well as gifts to the Eastern ND Synod Endowment Fund, ELCA social ministry organizations and ELCA churchwide initiatives (external link). Continue reading…

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Shar’s Story

December 11, 2008

by Shar Gumke, EaND Synod VicePresident

Shar Gumke, EaND Synod VicePresident One should never try to take matters into their own hands. God has His own plan. I know this first-hand.

Two years ago as I was busy doing online graduate work, the phone rang and I was asked to consider submitting my name for the ballot of Vice-President of the EaND Synod. My first thoughts were, “I’m not qualified… I barely survived a church council presidency…I don’t even know where the synod office is located.” Continue reading…

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New C.A.R. Ministry Resource

December 10, 2008

A new brochure is available for download to share with your congregation.  It features updated information on the ministries in the Central African Republic.

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Snapshot Stories Needed

December 10, 2008

“A picture’s worth a thousand words…”

This month we come to you again, requesting pictures to post on our website and include them in newsletters. Please consider sharing with the synod a photo of your congregation doing “God’s Work. Our Hands.” *

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December 2008 Newsletter Posted

December 9, 2008

December newsletter posted.
Download the Dec 2008 Newsletter (download .pdf file)

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2009 IRS Mileage Rate Change

December 9, 2008

The IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rates have changed for 2009.

As of January 1, 2009

  • Business: 55¢ per mile
  • Medical/Moving: 24¢ per mile
  • Volunteer/Charitable: 14¢ per mile

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