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Herb loves his family. Three years ago, the Lord called home his wife, Betty. Now Herb lives within ten minutes of all four of his children. They are close and do many things together. But one day, Herb was talking with his pastor over lunch and shared that he had concerns about the estate plan he and Betty had put together twenty years ago. At the time, his children were forty years old. His grandchildren were just getting ready for college and most of their estate was planned to support their children, helping them through the expensive time of life. “But now,” Herb remarked, “My grandchildren are all out of school. Most of them will make more in ten years than Betty and I did in our entire life. My children are all comfortable. But I am concerned that we are not providing enough financial support to assist the training of future Church workers in the LCMS.”

Herb’s pastor put him in contact with their LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor. Herb realized that several endowments exist across Synod, and certainly at the Concordia Universities, to carry out exactly what was on his heart. After doing some investigation, he determined that 50% of his estate would now be aimed at providing funds for some of those endowments. He also created a fund with his pastor to support annual Church worker career activities in their congregation. He moved money into that fund because he wanted to start that right away.

Financial support of the Lord’s work includes gifts now, gifts in the future and gifts spread over time. Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor can help uncover the gift for which the Lord has prepared you. Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor can help you begin your process!

Jason Jones, CGP, CDE, is Saint John’s Gift Planning Counselor. Jason works with individuals in our congregation who want to discover the lifetime plan that God has planted in their heart. He will help them to use this plan to Transfer the Blessings God has given them to their family and the ministries they love. This service comes to you at no cost as a member of Saint John’s. To schedule a free meeting with Jason or ask questions about this special opportunity, visit www.StJohnsFC.org/transfer-the-blessings, call (970) 988-0305 or email Jason.Jones@lfnd.org.