Does your congregation have an endowment? Many temples, churches, mosques and other faith associations were the beneficiaries of very high returns on their endowment investments in the past year. Perhaps your congregation is considering how to best utilize this unexpected blessing. For those of us who are people of faith, we know that we are “blessed, to be a blessing”.
Two congregations have let LMM know that they will be sharing a part of their investment windfall with LMM’s Breaking New Ground (BNG) Affordable Housing Campaign. Perhaps your faith community is in a position to do the same.
BNG is the perfect opportunity for your congregation to make a lasting difference in the lives of women and children experiencing homelessness.
Breaking New Ground is an innovative $3.5-million dollar renovation and rental project designed to provide 20 newly refurbished, affordable homes in the St. Clair-Superior Neighborhood to families who are struggling to overcome homelessness. The program has the potential to permanently change the lives of these families, with the goal of helping them to finally break the cycle of poverty.
We are VERY CLOSE to meeting our campaign goal, with only about $780,000 left to raise!
That’s where you come in…
We know that decisions about congregational endowment investment returns are being made in the next few weeks. Would you be willing to bring this opportunity forward to your clergy or congregational leadership? We stand ready to provide further information or answer any questions you might have. Please contact LMM Director of Development Kate Maver, at kmaver@lutheranmetro.org or 216-658-7204 to discuss this unique opportunity to invest in the lives of others. For further information about the campaign, click here.
