Introducing Lois Warnsholz –
Assistant to the District President - Schools
Lutheran education is my passion! This is the result of attending Ebenezer Lutheran School and Lutheran High School Central, St. Louis, and Concordia (when it was RF). In addition to teaching in Lutheran schools in Colorado Springs, CO and Rolla, MO, I was on the Dubuque Lutheran School start up committee, assisted schools as NLSA consultant, worked at the LCMS International Center in the school ministry department, and served as interim principal at Trinity, Davenport. Presently, I am also the Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization program manager, a position that has allowed me to get to know the principals and some staff and boards of most of our IDE schools.
My family includes my husband Merle, in his 5th year as a second career pastor, and two married daughters (a CPA and an early childhood teacher at Trinity) who each have two daughters.
I look forward to visiting each of our schools and becoming better acquainted with their triumphs and struggles. We’ll be having principals’ meeting with IDW and a teachers’ conference on October 20-21 in DesMoines.
Please pray for our schools and their staffs that they may become stronger mission outreachers in our communities.
IOWA LUTHERAN SCHOOL TUITION ORGANIZATION
ASSISTS FAMILIES FINANCIALLY
ASSISTS FAMILIES FINANCIALLY
Are our schools mission outposts? Just this past year in a first grade classroom: First grader comes up to the teacher with another boy. “Hey, Mr. J, we’ve gotta get this guy baptized.” About 3 months later “this guy” was baptized.
The Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization goal for 2011 is $483,700. For the 2011-12 school year more than 500 students are receiving aid from the $488,000 raised last year. Many of these are hearing about Christ as their Savior for the first time. Each year our schools minister to new families as a direct result of this financial aid. Our schools are our mission outposts for Christ – we see student and parent baptisms, new families worshiping with us. These funds come from giving people as you who see the value of a Christian Lutheran education.
A donor does not have to be a member of one of our churches or a Lutheran. They need to want to give so families might have the option of sending their children to a non-public school, and enjoy the benefits of a 65% state tax credit. Please let your friends and family in Iowa know of this opportunity.
You may contact Lois Warnsholz, ILSTO program manager, 563-391-1304 or Lois.Warnsholz@lsportal.net for additional information. To learn more and print a donor form you can also go to the website: www.iowalutheransto.org
Because of this 65% Iowa tax credit opportunity this becomes very helpful for some tax payers. If you are aware of tax accountants and/or businesses which are C corporations, please talk with them and/or provide Lois with contact information.
