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Zion Lutheran Church The Foundation was established in 1997 to encourage, receive and administer gifts to Zion Lutheran Church. When Zion receives gifts or bequests, the funds are invested and the income is used to further the Christian goals of Zion. Income from the fund is used for purposes not traditionally included in the church’s annual operating budget. These include:
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| * Scholarships for Further Education |
| * Church Educational Programs |
| * Youth Summer Programs |
| * Mission Needs |
| * Special Capital Improvements |
| * Aid to Persons in Special Need |
| * Aid for local and Community Groups |
| * God’s Acres (land N&E of church site) |
Since inception, the Foundation has dispersed $65,000 with current invested assets of $134,000. |
| FREELY YOU HAVE RECEIVED; FREELY GIVE. |
| Matthew 10:8 |
The Foundation was established to give Zion Lutheran Church members an opportunity to give to their church. Gifts have income and estate tax benefits. |
Gifts could be: |
| * Memorial |
| * Bequests in Wills |
| * Assignment of Life Insurance Benefits |
| * Transfers of Property (cash, stocks, bonds, real estate) |
| * Assignment of Certificates of Deposit |
| * Charitable Gift Annuities |
WHY GIVE TO THE FOUNDATION? |
| As we mature in Christian Faith, we experience the joy of giving – getting beyond ourselves and extending helping hands to others in gratitude for our own blessings. |
| A gift through the Foundation allows you to invest in the future of Zion Lutheran Church to further the ministry and support the educational, religious and charitable activities of our church. |
FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO YOU MAY INCLUDE… |
| * The charitable contribution income tax deduction |
| * Reduction of federal and state income taxes |
| * Reduction of federal and state estate inheritance taxes |
If you are contemplating making gifts of property, or future gifts in the form of a bequest, we encourage you to seek advice from you tax accountant, estate planner or attorney. Gifts are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. |
Please contact the church at 218-495-2563 or e-mail Pastor Jim or Pat if you would like to give a gift to the foundation. All contact is held in strict confidence. |
2007 Foundation Delegates |
| Diane Weeks, Jim Olson, Corrine Swee, Dick Gyllstrom, and Vern Foster |