LifeDate Fall 2025 – Life … as We Age
by Dave Probst, Director of Development
You can still help us reach our goal!
We are overwhelmed with gratitude for your thoughts, prayers, steps, and financial gifts to our 2025 Step Up 4 Life campaign. This year, Lutherans For Life has received $72,000 in campaign donations to assist our efforts in opposing the “life is disposable” culture and provide resources, education, and encouragement to everyone navigating difficult life decisions. Here’s a summary of our campaign:
- Step Up 4 Life received sixteen donations and $34,347 from our seed money appeal letter.
- Step Up 4 Life received 361 gifts from 361 donors totaling $73,135. Our Step Up 4 Life campaign goal for 2025 was $85,000!
- Step Up 4 Life had 41 walkers and 64 sponsorship donations. The total number of steps taken during our campaign was 6,128,209.
- Step Up 4 Life received 328 donations and $27,805 in 2021, 519 donations and $68,251 in 2022, 417 donations and $93,543 in 2023, 452 donations and $101,106 in 2024.
- Step Up 4 Life received 18 Gospel Proclamation donations ($750 and up), 16 Gospel Transformation donations ($500-$749), and 19 Gospel Motivation donations ($250-$499).
Once again, thank you for your compassionate advocacy for our sanctity of life ministry. Your support directly impacts our ability to continue this vital life-changing work and uphold the God-given value of every human life.
If you would like to assist us in raising the remaining $12,000 needed to reach our Step Up 4 Life campaign goal of $85,000, please prayerfully consider a donation to Lutherans For Life today! To donate to Step Up 4 Life 2025, please visit stepup4life.org/2025 or mail your contribution to our national office at 1101 5th Street, Nevada, IA 50201-1816.