2022 Highlights "Sending God's Message Into the Future"

​A highlight of 2022 was Foundation Week October 2. “Sending God’s Message into the Future” was the theme with the focus on the interns and seminary students who have been helped with grants from the Foundation.
 
The following maps show where these young people have served, spreading God’s message throughout our community, the country, and the world. The Foundation has given more than $10,000 to the students personally or to Luther Seminary for the student aid program.

The following maps show the places the interns and seminary students have gone to spread God’s message.

​Thanks to the generous donations from both our congregation and the larger community, since 1985 the Foundation has been able to provide $53,500 in grants to people and projects both within St. Mark’s Church community and out into the community. During 2022, the Foundation was able to provide $9,500 in grants which will impact many people’s lives in a meaningful and impactful way now and in the future.

Several of these grants were: 

• St. Mark’s Church and North High School personnel collaborated on a coat drive that furnished coats and other warm clothing to many families in the area.

• Helping North High School families, a grant was given for food gift cards to the Polar Back Pack program during the holidays.

• The Foundation continued its partnership with the Lutheran Social Services program “Circle of Welcome” to help with ongoing expenses for the Afghan family sponsored by St. Mark’s congregation.
• The youth of St. Mark’s worked to raise money for God’s Global Barnyard and the Foundation helped them complete their goal.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Foundation as you have helped spread God’s word throughout the community, country, and the world.