Our weekly offering at worship is not the only opportunity we have for giving to the Lord. We can honor the Lord when planning for the transition of our accumulated wealth (our “estate”) at life’s end. And there are a variety of other opportunities that enable us to support the Lord’s work now (while at the same time receiving tax benefits). The Bible encourages planned giving—intentional, cheerful management of our blessings to care for family and to return a portion of our possessions to our Creator and Savior God.

The purpose of the congregational planned giving manual is (Part I) to help your congregation jump-start a program of promoting planned giving opportunities to members. Part II shares an easy way to start a congregational endowment fund through WELS Foundation. Part III tells how to set up a congregational planned giving committee to provide further manpower for carrying out this work. Part IV discusses how to establish and administer an endowment fund. And Part V highlights WELS organizations that can help you with any of these steps.

File	Action
A. Congregational Planned Giving Manual	Download
B. Order free copies of the manual for your church through NPH	Download
C. Congregational Planned Giving Program PowerPoint	Download
D. Different Ways to Make Planned Gifts	Download
E. Estate Planning for the Christian Steward	Download
F. An Encouraging Word	Download
G. Planned Giving Articles Archive - An Encouraging Word (Login to WELS Cloud required-contact a pastor)	Download
H. WELSFoundation.net	Download
I. Christian Giving Counselor Directory	Download
J. Sample Endowment Fund Bylaws	Download
K. Sample Endowment Fund Gift Agreement	Download
L. Sample Gift Acceptance Policy	Download