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Give With Joyful Response®

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

Read About Our Three Joyful Response® Programs
Joyful Response® Electronic Offering Program Bulletin Stuffer

Joyful Response® for Congregations

With the Joyful Response® Electronic Offering Program, congregations have the ability to offer members an automated method of meeting their members’ financial stewardship commitments through electronic funds transfers. This free service allows direct contributions from a member’s personal account to the church’s LCEF StewardAccount®, an easy access savings investment. Several designated church funds can be credited through a single transfer from a member’s account.

View the Joyful Response® Electronic Offering Program Enrollment/Change Form.

Joyful Response® Tuition Payment Program Bulletin Stuffer

Joyful Response® for Schools

The Joyful Response® Electronic Tuition Payment Program allows families to make tuition payments electronically. LCMS preschool, elementary, secondary, or university/seminary programs can offer this safe and convenient method of electronic funds transfer. This tuition payment program is simple, allowing direct, electronic payments from personal accounts to the school’s LCEF StewardAccount.

View the Joyful Response® Electronic Tuition Payment Program Enrollment/Change Form.

Joyful Response® Electronic Donation Program Bulletin Stuffer

Joyful Response® for LCMS Ministries

Through the Joyful Response® Electronic Donation Program, LCMS ministries can now give their donors a safe and easy method of completing their donation commitments. Utilizing LCEF’s StewardAccount, ministries will receive deposits from a donor’s personal account on a timely, consistent basis. The donation payment plan allows donors to fulfill their commitments with ease.

View the Joyful Response® Electronic Donation Payment Program Enrollment/Change Form.

How To Get Started

To answer your questions or find out more information about Joyful Response®, contact your local LCEF District Vice President, 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.

Joyful Response® Benefits

  • The service is free!
  • Setup of member accounts is easy with online access and maintenance through Vanco Services, LLC.
  • Easy online transactions are available with LCEF StewardAccount (MyAccount authorization required).
  • Less time and money are spent handling personal checks or cash.
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Have a question?
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 May 17, 2008