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About LCEF

Our Mission

To support the Church in fulfilling its mission of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ by being a Christ-centered servant partner of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, ensuring that funds and services are available now and in the future. We are a ministry, first and foremost, with the intent on sharing tools and resources to help build, transform, and keep vital our church so that we may share our faith.

LCEF History
LCEF Today

Over A Century of Service

Church Extension has been an important part of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) for well over 100 years. In some districts, Church Extension has been around longer, but the LCMS became directly involved in 1902 when members of several congregations pooled their funds together and raised $400 for a new church.

LCEF, incorporated in 1978, is a continuation of the Synod‘s service to the entire LCMS. In fiscal year 2009, LCEF helped more than 300 congregations build or remodel their facilities, issuing more than $138 million* in new loans. LCEF partners with more than 60,000 investors, and has total assets of $1.8 billion. God has truly blessed the ministry of Church Extension.

* New loans disbursed in fiscal year 2009.

LCEF Continuing to Support the Ministry

LCEF’s mission is to use gifts and investments from Christian partners to offer LCMS congregations, schools, child-care centers, and other programs low-cost loans and ministry services, including those that lift up rostered church workers. It is truly a blessing to help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.

There are many ways to become a part of the LCEF ministry: through prayerful support, investment support, volunteer support, and gift support. These choices help us collectively do the work God has planned for us: to join together and reach more people with the message of Christ’s salvation.

To find out more about how you can help build “space and place” for ministry, click any link above or call 1-800-843-5233.

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