St. Paul Foundation

What is the St. Paul Lutheran Church & School Foundation?

The St. Paul Church & School Foundation is an endowment fund that provides a permanent source of funding for St. Paul Lutheran Church and School. By Policy, the endowment allocates up to 4% of a 16 financial quarter rolling balance of the named funds annually for the intended purposes of each fund. God has blessed St. Paul Church & School in the past several decades through dedicated servants now resting in the Lord. Their foundation gifts continue to bless us and enable us to grow our mission of bringing the Gospel to new families.

Named Endowment Funds:

Church/Ministry Endowment – Est in 1986
School/Education Endowment – Est in 2016
Scholarship Endowment – Est in 2000
Higher Education Scholarship for Staff – Est in 2022
Music Endowment – Est in 2000
General Endowment – Est in 1986

Types of Donations:

Annual Special Gifts

If you and your family have been blessed this year, consider giving a special gift to the Lord’s work through the ministries of St. Paul Church and School. If you are retired and are withdrawing from an IRA, consider a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to lower your taxes and support our ministries.

Legacy Giving Plans

Imagine a future in which your God-given gifts continue to benefit your family and faith after you’re called home to Heaven. With a charitable estate plan, your assets—things like retirement accounts, your home or land—will leave a positive, lasting impact upon the people you love, but also the congregation or ministries you care about most. We of course want to provide for our loved ones, but also think about the blessings received through faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Remember also the blessings you have received through the ministries at St. Paul Church and School.

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I had the privilege of attending the All Church Workers conference in Grand Rapids recently. As an administrative employee, I initially wasn’t sure how I might fit into the process or the event. However, the short weekend was quickly graced with inspiring speakers, opportunities to find out what other people in the District are doing, and some amazing breakout sessions! My sessions offered the opportunity to write, hear from others who are doing ministry outreach and service in their communities, and learn about living generously. Many thanks to our Special Gifts committee for their generosity in helping us all have this opportunity!

Sally Bersot SPAA Bookkeeper

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Thank you St. Paul congregation and our Special Gifts Foundation for allowing our staff this awesome opportunity to learn so much from the Best Practices Ministry Conference at Christ Church in Phoenix! Because of your genorosity, we were able to dive deep into ministry and church leadership topics and learn helpful tools and practices to help us serve our community at St. Paul, Ann Arbor even better. We had fun growing together as a staff and interacting with other LCMS church staff from around the country.

Your St. Paul Ministry Staff Role

IRA Charitable Rollover

Be a blessing to your favorite ministry while reducing your income tax burden!

What is an IRA charitable rollover?
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Do you have a need to prepare or review a Will & Estate Plan?

Do you have a need to prepare or review a will and estate plan? St. Paul has partnered with the LCMS Foundation and Julie Burgess to help St. Paul members develop or review their will and estate plans. Julie will schedule a mutually agreeable date/time to meet with you, and help you think through your will and estate planning options.

As a certified gift planning counselor funded by the LCMS Foundation and Michigan Church Extension Fund, Julie Burgess can help walk you through the process at no charge to you.

If you’d like to learn more about this free service, please visit the LCMS Foundation or contact Julie Burgess at:

Julie Burgess
Gift Planning Counselor
Church Extension Fund
Julie.burgess@lfnd.org | 713-822-5284