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Until the Lord Returns

Until the Lord Returns. How Your Church Can Tap Into Planned Gifts for Long-Term Funding. How many of your members were taken to heaven in the past year?. How many planned gifts did your church receive in the same time period?. Consider. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. Consider.

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Until the Lord Returns

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  1. Until the Lord Returns How Your Church Can Tap Into Planned Gifts for Long-Term Funding

  2. How many of your members were taken to heaven in the past year? How many planned gifts did your church receive in the same time period? Consider . . .

  3. l l l l l l l l l l Consider . . . Only three out of 10 people have an estate plan

  4. l l l Consider . . . Out of the three, only one will remember a charity in his or her plans

  5. WELS Ministry of Christian Giving Can Help “Excel in the grace of giving” 2 Cor 8:7

  6. Set Up A Congregational Planned Giving Committee • Regularly emphasizes planned giving • Serves as liaison to Christian giving counselors • Call 800-827-5482 to set up an appointment with a counselor

  7. Set Up An Endowment Fund • A way to handle large gifts so that they do not disrupt regular giving • Principal is maintained and portion of interest is distributed year after year—until the Lord returns

  8. There is no better time! • Establish a planned giving committee in your church • Set up an endowment fund • Ensure your church has the funding it needs for long-term ministry

  9. Establish a Planned Giving Committee • Visit the Ministry of Christian Giving page on Connect • Call 800-827-5482

  10. Set Up An Endowment Fund Learn more about the benefits of endowment funds for your church and synod: • Visit www.wels.net/give • Contact our office at 800-827-5482 to order print materials or have a counselor make a presentation

  11. Thank you! May the Lord bless our plans to fund his ministry!

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