September 22, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Calvary Lutheran – Grand Forks, ND
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Our Savior’s Lutheran – Valley City, ND
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Milnor Lutheran – Milnor, ND
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Pontoppidan Lutheran – Fargo, ND
Bring a group of folks from your congregation (stewardship leaders, church council, finance leaders) to attend the event which is most convenient for you. Continue reading…
by Craig M. Johnson, CPA, Fargo
The 2007 and 2011 North Dakota Legislatures have passed legislation which allows a significant income tax credit for certain gifts to “permanent, irrevocable” endowment funds of qualified North Dakota charitable organizations (including religious organizations). This legislation pertains to certain “business” gifts made in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2006 and also to certain gifts made by individuals and “businesses” made in taxable years beginning after 2010. Qualified donors will likely find that well over 50% of their gifts will be “subsidized” through State and Federal tax incentives! Continue reading…
from Bishop Rindy
Abundance… if there is one thing Americans are used to it is abundance. This year, it is an abundance of fresh river water and rain. The past two years we experienced some of the most abundant crops and prices Midwestern farmers have ever experienced. We are used to abundance. The funny thing about abundance is that it can be good or bad depending on how it is shared or distributed. Continue reading…
Submitted by Sarah E. H. Lovas, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church – Hillsboro, ND
» Download: Humans as Stewards Letter (download .pdf file)
I am writing this letter in response to the ELCA Proposed Social Statement on Genetics (external link) which was released on Friday, February, 25th.
I first became invested in this issue last summer when this social statement was still in draft form. At the time, I was working as an agronomist and genetic technologies were a part of my recommendations for management of crops. I also farm with my husband near Hillsboro, ND, and we raise 100% GMO crops on our farm. Currently, I am a student at NDSU pursuing a Master of Science in Soil Science.
My response to the draft was to read it and create a letter of response to the ELCA Task Force on Genetics. My response letter outlined 7 specific items that I appreciated, and it also outlined 2 items that I thought the ELCA needed to work on. Continue reading…
from Bishop Bill Rindy
It was mentioned during last spring’s synod assembly that the State of the Synod would be determined by how we lived into God’s future. Many within our synod have taken the challenge to go the “Extra Mile for Mission.” Last December you were made aware of the lower level of our financial support for our shared ministries. I shared with you how painful it was to inform those ministries to prepare for a short-fall from our support.
This past week we were able to close out fiscal year 2010. Instead of the anticipated $160,000 shortfall, through the power of the Holy Spirit, your generous support, and your belief in our shared ministries, we ended the year about $10,000 short. Continue reading…
from Pr. Natasha Woitzel-Kolles, Sheyenne-Oberon Parish
During my very first council meeting at First Lutheran Church, Sheyenne ND (Sheyenne Oberon Area Ministry) last July, the council expressed their desire to have a special Sunday service focusing awareness on benevolence. After months of trying to organize and find a suitable date, our vision was realized on January 30. All four of the churches met in a joint service. We used this service as an opportunity to explore ways of worshipping creatively. Continue reading…
We live in a time of anticipation. We have taken time to give God thanks for abundance we have received, while at the same time we prepare to meet Jesus. In this Advent season, we live between Jesus’ first coming and his final appearing as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We are people of the “mean time” or in between times. We live our day-to-day lives with the realization, “…what can be seen is temporary; what cannot be seen is eternal,” Continue reading…
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