Gift Planning
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod • Mission Advancement
The benefits of planning your giving are numerous. Giving is a joyful response to what the Lord has done for you in His Son, Jesus. The process of gift planning can also ensure the very best gifts to family and to the Lord’s work during your life, and when the Lord calls you to Himself.
Planning your giving helps you know that your wishes will be honored and that the assets (material blessings) entrusted to you by God will be put to work in a way that reflects careful stewardship, helps those whom you hold most dear and supports those parts of our Synod’s work that you hold most dear. Planning also makes the work of your personal representatives or executor straightforward, giving him or her clear instructions about your wishes.
The gift planning advocates in LCMS Mission Advancement and the LCMS Foundation* stay current with relevant tax laws and wealth transfer principles. They apply that knowledge and experience to help you maximize what you share with family and our Synod’s ministry while keeping taxes and probate (estate court) fees to an absolute minimum.
A carefully designed gift plan, one that includes the LCMS mission and ministry you wish to support, can help you:
- Increase your annual income
- Eliminate capital gains tax on assets
- Gift the most appropriate / favorable assets to heirs and to the ministry you love
- Receive a significant tax deduction
- Lower your potential estate tax
- Assure the transfer of your fullest possible estate value to heirs
- Increase possible gifts to heirs and grandchildren
Learn more about gift planning
Contact LCMS Mission Advancement: Gift Planning team
For more information about how to include the LCMS ministries you care about in your personal gift plan, please contact LCMS Mission Advancement:
Michael (Mike) Fischer
Senior Gift Planning Advocate
Kate Ellis
Gift Planning Coordinator
Josh Douglas
Gift Planning Advocate
*The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and its Mission Advancement team coordinate closely with The LCMS Foundation for gift planning, legal support and trust management when the plan intends to bolster the work and program areas of the LCMS.