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LCMS Foundation Board of Trustees

2 seats to fill at the 2026 convention, 2 current incumbents, 4 candidates published on the official slate.

2023 Handbook, pp. 131–33.

Seats to elect

  • One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained/Commissioned
  • One (1) Layperson

Duties

Two-day meetings four times a year. The board oversees a synodwide program of deferred giving for the advancement, promotion, endowment, and maintenance of the Synod and its agencies.

Desired qualifications

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the business, financial, property, personnel, and legal affairs of the LCMS Foundation. Members should be experienced in financial, investment, or marketing matters.

The Foundation's goal is to link Christians with giving opportunities as an expression of biblical stewardship; members must therefore be committed to managing life and life's resources to fulfill God's purposes in support of the mission and ministry of the LCMS and its associated organizations.

The Foundation provides current and deferred giving instruments for individual use and investment-management services for legacies, bequests, endowments, annuity gifts, and other trust funds. It serves the Synod, its agencies, congregations, auxiliaries, Recognized Service Organizations, and others under its bylaws.

Current incumbents (2)

* Ineligible for re-election (term-limited or otherwise barred from a successive term).

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