Major Munch Launches St. Paul’s Chapel Endowment
St. Paul’s Chapel, in conjunction with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, hosted their first ever “St. Paul’s Charitable Giving Major Munch” on April 2.
There were two main goals for this event, in addition to eating an enormous roast beef dinner. The first goal was to launch the St. Paul’s Lutheran Chapel Endowment. This endowment, which is being created through Iowa District East, will provide funds needed to maintain and expand St. Paul’s Lutheran Chapel, fund new outreach programs, and provide financial protection in case of unexpected financial set-backs.
The second goal of the Major Munch was to introduce students, alumni, and members of the permanent congregation to charitable gifting options. Funding the endowment will happen not only through direct gifting, but also through deferred gifting. Willis Wulf, of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, presented an overview of many ways to give to worthy charities. Many of the deferred gifting options which Willis presented are also explained at http://thrivent.com/planning/charitable/options.html.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Chapel has been reaching out to students at the University of Iowa for over 80 years. Through tools like the endowment, this valuable ministry will be able to continue to grow and expand, reaching many more generations of Iowa Hawkeyes.
