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A Guide for Congregations

The creation of a Congregational Mission Endowment Fund can be a vehicle to support and enhance ministries of the whole church.  This vision attracts planned and future gifts as people desire to Leave a Legacy for Ministry: Gifts that Nurture the Whole Church.
How to Create A Mission Endowment Fund (PDF)
Encouraging Gifts to a Mission Endowment Fund
Encouraging Gifts: Bulletin & Newsletter Inserts
ELCA Foundation: Leave a Legacy for Ministry (PDF)
Encourage bequests (PDF)
Life insurance gifts to ministry (PDF)
Charitable gift annuities (PDF)
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