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Endowment Report

St. John’s Lutheran Church

November 20, 2011

 

Present:  Lynne Bogh, Kristy Pecks, and Pastor Gary Landsness. Absent:  Kathy Stelzer (Council Linking Person) and Iris Hemmingson.

 

Total interest available to disburse:     $    1,700.00

 

The members decided to split the disbursement 3 ways with 1/3 going towards the Bridge in Orange City, 1/3 going to Christian Needs Center, and 1/3 going to Council for Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence.

 

The members also agreed to reinvest the Endowment Fund with a diversified account to be selected by Pastor Gary to achieve a better yield in 2012. 

  

Yours in Christ,

Kristy Pecks

 

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

March, 2010

 

Members of the Endowment Committee met to discuss lending $25,000.00 from the Endowment Account to the Sanctuary Renovation project.  A note was drawn up on 3/15/2010 in the amount of $25,000.00, payable at the rate of 2.75%, due on 3/15/2011.

 

It was decided to disburse $8,430.00 of interest.

        Renovation Fund - $2,107.50

        ELCA Disaster Response, Chile - $2,107.50

        Lutheran Mideast Development - $2,107.50

        Center for Agricultural Development - $2,107.50

 

 

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

April, 2009

 

Members of the Endowment Committee were each contacted by phone to consider the following proposal:

    * With approzimately $138,000.00 needed to be borrowed to complete our Sanctuary Renovation,

       it was proposed to lend the Principal funds in the Endowment Savings Account to the  Renovation

       Project.  This would be a winning situation as we would pay ourselves more interest (which then

       would be used for outreach)  than was currently being earned at other institutions, but the loan rate

       would be less than what would be charged from a bank.  Majority of members agreed.

    *  A note was drawn up on 4/17/2009 in the amount of $55,598.31, payable at the rate of 2.75%,

       due on 4/17/2010.

 

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

January, 2008

 

No minutes were taken at this meeting.  It was decided to disburse the interest earned to "Church of

Damascus Road".  $1600.00 was sent.

 

At a previous Endowment meeting, it was decided to not reinvest with the MIF because of low interest rates.

It was looked into the possibility of investing with a Stocks/Bonds broker.  As CD's came up for renewal, we

would have the funds transferred to our Endowment Savings Acct.  $54,733.31 Principal

funds were handled in this manner and $865.00 new principal was added.  This made a total of $55,598.31

that was being held in the Savings acct until a decision on where to further invest was decided.

 

 

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

January, 2008

 

No minutes were taken at this meeting.  It was decided to disburse the interest earned to "Church of Damascus Road".  $1600.00 was sent.

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ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

September 9, 2007, 9:30 A.M.

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Pastor Gary, Rich Schultz, Mark Stelzer, Elvira Nielsen, Brad Pick

ABSENT:  Joel Johnson

 

Pastor Gary called the meeting to order and informed the committee that $4,313.89 in interest was available to be disbursed. 

 

Discussion followed on past charities given to in previous years.  It was decided to divide the interest into 3 parts, with 1/3 going to each of the following charities:

 

            Igumbilo Girls School in Tanzania, supported by the Western Iowa Synod

            ELCA Domestic Disaster Relief (for Flood Relief)

            Wartburg Seminary (for Scholarship)

 

In other business, Pastor Gary has been elected as chairperson.  Also, discussion followed with the possibility of moving some of the Endowment funds currently invested with Mission Investment Funds of the ELCA into "Stocks & Bonds".  Pastor Gary will talk with Mark Schmidt on this possibility and report back to the committee.

 

Meeting was adjourned with plans for the next meeting on January 13th, 2008 @ 9:30 AM. 

 

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