Since its humble beginnings in 1979, God has richly blessed the work of Lutherans For Life (LFL) and expanded its outreach efforts to include three vital ministry departments:
- Word of Hope
- Y4Life
- Volunteer Relations
Through the dedication of our amazing teams and the tireless efforts of our executive and support staff, LFL has empowered thousands of congregations and tens of thousands of youth and adults to become Gospel-motivated voices For Life.
This year, financial donations and ministry gifts for Lutherans For Life are down. So, the development department of LFL created a friendly and “somewhat competitive” Lutherans For Life National Conference fundraising campaign—Changing Hearts Together—to raise $10,000 for the vital work of LFL.
Participants were divided into four teams and assigned a color, name, and LFL director to foster a sense of camaraderie and competition.
- Team Faith (yellow) was led by Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life.
- Team Hope (purple) was under the guidance of Chrissie Gillet, Director of Word of Hope.
- Team Love (red) was led by Michele Hartshorn, Assistant Director of Volunteer Relations, and Marie Fenske.
- Team Life (blue) was represented by David Probst, Director of Development.
The objective of our Changing Hearts Together fundraiser campaign was for each team to raise the highest total donations of all four teams before the end of the banquet on Thursday evening. To encourage participation, members of the winning team would receive an LFL gift bag with life-affirming resources. Plus, our Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Aric Fenske, agreed to eat breaded and deep-fried Rocky Mountain Oysters if the $10,000 fundraising goal was met.
Thanks to the generosity of our conference participants, the Changing Hearts Together fundraising campaign was an amazing success! In total, 215 conference attendees contributed 85 gifts, exceeding our initial $10,000 goal by Wednesday afternoon and surpassing $15,000 by Thursday afternoon. By the end of the conference on Friday morning, we had reached an incredible total of over $22,400! To top things off, the President of the LCMS Rocky Mountain District, Rev. James Maxwell, and David Probst, Director of Development for LFL, joined Rev. Dr. Fenske in eating the Rocky Mountain Oysters!
The Changing Hearts Together fundraising campaign was a tremendous success because of the ministry partnership and unwavering commitment our participants had to Lutherans For Life and our mission to equip Lutherans and their neighbors to be Gospel-motivated voices For Life.
Your support of thoughts, prayers, and generous gifts are allowing us to continue our efforts to proclaim the truth that all human life is created by God, redeemed by Jesus Christ, and called by the Holy Spirit.
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Thank you!