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LCEF Ministry and Financial Services

Look at All the Ways We Can Help

LCEF provides many ministry services such as architectural, construction, capital funding, demographics and more—all to serve the LCMS ministry and help it grow. We also provide financial services to make transactions simple for LCEF investors. Learn more about LCEF’s financial services listed below.

Our Ministry Services are Built Around and For the Church

Architectural Advisory Committee

A team of architects and artistic professionals advises on planning, master planning, design, and preservation of facilities.

Capital Funding Services

Capital Funding Services brings trustworthy, professional, Scripture-based, fund-raising services to your LCMS congregation, school association, or agency. You also will find information about CFS’s annual stewardship program, “Consecrated Stewards,” here.

Consecrated Stewards

A custom-built Consecrated Stewardship program will help raise dollars for capital expansion or debt retirement. Your program will tie the commitment process to the Sunday morning act of worship and while reaching the maximum number of people in the most spiritual setting.

Demographic Services

LCEF’s “In Our Community” demographic study provides congregations, schools and other LCMS organizations a comprehensive look at their surrounding communities.

Through LCEF’s “Neighbor to Neighbor” mailing list service, a “targeted” mailing list can be purchased that reaches the most “receptive” audience.

Laborers For Christ

Laborers For Christ is an organized group of dedicated Christian men and women who volunteer a portion of their retirement time to work for LCMS congregations, schools, and social ministry organizations that undertake the construction of their own buildings.

Strategic Ministry Planning

A fully participatory planning process that asks God to reveal His Calling and Plan for the congregation through a faith-based, mission-focused, comprehensive program.

Financial Services, Convenient Options offered by LCEF

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

Safe, reliable and convenient options for LCEF investors to transfer funds from one account to another without any checks or money changing hands.

Gift Planning Services

LCEF Gift Planning Services is designed to benefit LCEF investors who want to achieve personal financial goals while also including the ministry of the church in their estate planning.

Joyful Response® Program

Joyful Response® is a free, electronic stewardship program offered to the organizations and members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod allowing the easy and convenient method of electronic deposits of offerings, tuition payments, and donations.

MyAccount, Internet Financial Service

Enjoy the ease and convenience of accessing your LCEF information from your home, your office, your laptop—anywhere you have Internet access!

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Fill out our Contact Us Form, or call the Lutheran Church Extension Fund at 1-800-843-5233, 7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., CT, Monday through Friday.
Page last updated July 5, 2008