ELCA NEWS SERVICE
March 21, 2007
ELCA Foundation Awards Fund to Children, Elderly Ministries
07-038-MRC
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Services for the Elderly (LSE)
Endowment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) awarded a total of $243,000 in 2007 to eight Lutheran
organizations dedicated to ministries and services for and by the
elderly. The Lutheran Services for Children Endowment Fund of
the ELCA awarded a total of $260,256 to six Lutheran
organizations dedicated to services to and for ministries with
children.
LSE and Lutheran Services for Children endowment funds are
housed in the ELCA Foundation. Since 2002 LSE has awarded more
than $1.58 million to Lutheran organizations dedicated to
developing new methods of ministry primarily for and by older
people and their families. Since 2004 Lutheran Services for
Children has awarded $634,562.
"Thanks to its marvelous stewardship, Lutheran Services for
the Elderly in Miami, along with many faithful donors, has left a
lasting legacy for ministry. Since 2000 the ELCA Foundation has
had the privilege of distributing grants totaling $2,266,413 on
behalf of Lutheran Services for the Elderly and Lutheran Services
for Children endowments. These grants continue to support the
work of Lutheran social ministries across the country as they
provide services to older adults and youth," said the Rev. Donald
M. Hallberg, president, ELCA Foundation. "Ministries interested
in applying for grants should contact ELCA Church in Society, and
people interested in making gifts to continue these ministries
should contact the ELCA Foundation," he said.
"Providing seed monies for projects that show the way for
members of congregations and staff of social ministry
organizations to venture into new ways of serving seniors and
children is a privilege for those of us who work in administering
these two endowments. Creativity and vision are critical
elements of the proposals that receive grants, just as they are
key to the generosity of the donors who have made these two funds
available through this church," said Ruth A. Reko, director for
social ministry organizations, ELCA Church in Society.
The 2007 LSE Endowment Fund recipients are:
+ Lutheran Services in America, Baltimore, $10,000
+ Lutheran Social Services of New England, Wellesley, Mass.,
$45,000
+ Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Irmo, S.C., $70,000
+ Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, Des Plaines, $25,000
+ Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia, $25,000
+ Lutheran Senior Life, Zelienople, Pa., $25,000
+ American Institute for Social Justice, Newark, N.J., $8,000
+ ELCA Southeastern Synod, Atlanta, $35,000
Funds from LSE are awarded to ministries that demonstrate
plans for service, education and research to benefit the elderly
and their families or other services to the elderly. Grants
provide seed money for ministries that offer innovative and
replicable programs for the elderly.
The 2007 Lutheran Services for Children fund recipients are:
+ Central City Lutheran Mission, San Bernardino, Calif., $25,000
+ Newberry College, Newberry, S.C., $70,000
+ Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, $22,256
+ Holy Family Ministries, Northfield, Ill., $70,000
+ Cherish Our Children, Minneapolis, $70,000
+ Lutheran Church of Our Savior, San Francisco, Calif., $3,000
Newberry is one of 28 colleges and universities of the ELCA.
Annual grants from Lutheran Services for Children provide
seed money for programs that represent the most successful model
of innovative service.
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Information about the ELCA's Lutheran Services for the
Elderly Endowment Fund and Lutheran Services for Children
Endowment Fund is available at
http://www.ELCA.org/fo/lutheranservices.html on the ELCA Web
site.
Information about the ELCA Foundation is available by
calling 1-800-638-3522 ext. 2970 or at http://www.ELCA.org/fo/ on
the ELCA Web site.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask]
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