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Lutheran Camping Corporation Receives $23,000 for Capacity Building and Sustainability.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation grant benefits Lutheran nonprofit.

2012-08-18
APPLETON, WI, August 18, 2012 (Press-News.org) The Lutheran Camping Corporation of Central Pennsylvania, PO Box 459, Arendtsville, PA, recently received a $23,000 grant from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation. The grant will provide the financial resources needed to allow The Lutheran Camping Corporation of Central Pennsylvania (LCC) to increase its efforts to grow its ministry by increasing the number of persons who generously contribute to the ministry in financial and other ways.

"This grant from Thrivent is a blessing to our ministry and will allow us to put into place a variety of activities to promote our ministry and its needs to those with the capacity to support what we do," said Michael Youse, Executive Director, LCC.

"We are delighted to assist LCC through this grant," said Tim Schwan, vice president of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation. "We trust that this support will strengthen LCC's ministry to those it serves."

The grant is part of the foundation's Lutheran Grant Program. This program is designed to assist Lutheran organizations and those they serve in achieving economic security and sustainability. In 2011, the program distributed more than $2 million through 44 separate grants.

Eligible grant applicants include: Lutheran congregations, regional divisions of the three largest church bodies, small church bodies, high schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, camps, campus ministries, social ministry organizations and other independent Lutheran organizations or institutions.

The LCC provides outdoor ministry for the congregations of the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the ELCA and others. LCC has three ministry sites in central PA, Camp Kirchenwald, Camp Nawakwa, and Wittel Farm, where it provides summer church camp and conducts retreats. Additionally, LCC hosts church retreats, school outdoor education events, family gatherings, and other events. To learn more about LCC, its ministry activities and its facilities, visit: http://www.lutherancamping.org.

The Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation is a private foundation funded by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. As a 501(c)(3) organization with its own board of trustees, the foundation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational purposes and makes grants and gifts to 501(c)(3) exempt organizations. The foundation does not provide grants to individuals. To learn more about the foundation and its grant programs, visit: http://www.thriventfoundation.com.

About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a not-for-profit, Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping approximately 2.5 million members achieve financial security and give back to their communities. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products, and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial creates and supports national outreach programs and activities that help congregations, schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need. For more information, visit Thrivent.com. Also, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Insurance products issued or offered by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, WI. Not all products are available in all states. Securities and investment advisory services are offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., 625 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415, 800-847-4836, a FINRA and SIPC member and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent Financial representatives are registered representatives of Thrivent Investment Management Inc. They are also licensed insurance agents of Thrivent Financial.

Bank products and trust services are offered through Thrivent Financial Bank, (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Insurance, securities, investment advisory services, and trust and investment management accounts are not deposits, are not guaranteed by Thrivent Financial Bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other federal government agency, and may go down in value.
For additional important disclosure information, please visit Thrivent.com/disclosures.


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[Press-News.org] Lutheran Camping Corporation Receives $23,000 for Capacity Building and Sustainability.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation grant benefits Lutheran nonprofit.