“The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here. He has risen, just as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead!’ ” Matthew 28:5-7a (EHV)
Dear Friend of the MLS Foundation,
Easter greetings to you and your family! The tomb is empty! He is risen; he is risen indeed! May your hearts be filled with the peace of forgiveness as a redeemed child of God.
We can rejoice today and every day that our hope remains in Jesus for what he has done for us. His life, His death, and His resurrection were done for us. Now we get to share that hope and good news with the world; it is part of our calling.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary continues to teach, prepare, and encourage students for public ministry. What an awesome privilege it is for us to support that mission here at MLS!
Your partnership with the MLS Foundation helps with the training of those who will publicly undertake the call to share His gospel.
The MLS Foundation has provided much-needed support to MLS and its students for over twenty years! Since 2018, we have been able to provide over $100,000 each year for tuition assistance to help families provide a Christian education for their student(s). It would not be possible without your generous gifts! It is an investment in the future generation of gospel proclaimers. This is just one way you are able to directly impact the lives of students attending MLS.
Here are some other ways to support our mission as the MLS foundation continues to grow and expand.
- Gifts Given for the Greatest Need—Gifts of financial support help the MLS Foundation carry out its mission. This critical funding gives the foundation’s Board of Directors flexibility to help where help is needed most when making grant requests or giving out a distribution. Please consider a monthly gift of $10, $25, $50, or $100 to help us fund current and future needs. These monthly gifts would be a tremendous blessing!
- Long Term endowment—We are continuing to build a stable endowment fund. Each year only a portion of the fund is distributed to help with projects, tuition assistance, budget shortfalls, or whatever else MLS might need. The most recent distribution from the unrestricted portion of the endowment fund was nearly $50,000.
- Capital Improvement fund—Donations to this fund will help offset the remaining $379,801.62 loan for the Big Backyard Project. The project has been completed and in use for just over a year. It has been a great improvement to campus. All donations above and beyond that amount will help us support future projects MLS would like to plan for. We will be putting a concerted effort to pay this loan off as soon as possible so we can be in a position to help with other projects around campus.
Thank you again for partnering with the MLS Foundation in making MLS a great place for students to learn and grow in their faith. Your generosity has helped the students, the faculty, and the campus of MLS remain a strong part of the WELS preparatory system for the future called workers in Christ’s kingdom.
In Christian Service,
Joshua Wakefield
Donor Relations Director
MLS Class of 1996