Your donation will support the general ministries of First Lutheran Church of Venice.

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To support the ministries of the church, please click on the button below:

To give to the Enrichment Fund of First Lutheran School of Venice, please click on the button below:

To give to the Endowment Fund of the church, please click on the button below:

Towards the end of the donation transaction you will be given the opportunity to specify one of the following

Endowment Categories:

Unrestricted
Year by year, endowment distributions will go to the ministry where support is most needed.

(1) Mission & Evangelism
Support community, district, synodical, or world missions.
Examples: sponsor a missionary, overseas mission project, community outreach, district church planting.

(2) Help for People in Need
Assist people within our church and our community who have unmet physical, emotional or spiritual needs.
Examples: food, temporary housing, counseling.

(3) Tuition Aid for Students at our School
Grant school families financial aid so that their children can attend First Lutheran School of Venice.

(4) Equipment and Enrichment Programs for our School
Examples: Purchase classroom equipment, support school enrichment programs like extra-curricular art and music classes, improve school facilities at First Lutheran School of Venice.

(5) Scholarships
(a) for students going into full-time church work as pastors, teachers, or directors of Christian education
(b) for members of our church attending a Christian high school or a Lutheran college.

(6) Christian Education
Support education programs at our church and in our community.
Examples: vacation Bible study, Sunday school, confirmation, adult classes.

(7) Youth Program
Examples: youth retreats, national youth gatherings subsidies, counselor training.

(8) Church Music and Worship
(a) Church Music
Examples: choir music, organ and piano maintenance, special music programs.
(b) Special Worship programs
Examples: Renaissance, Lenten, Easter, Advent, Christmas services, worship aides.

(9) Building Fund
(a) Improve and repair church facilities
Examples: painting, remodeling, new furnaces, landscaping
(b) Property acquisition and new construction.

(10) Technology
Maintain and upgrade electronic or other technical equipment.
Examples: sound system and projection screen system in the sanctuary; maintenance and upgrades of office machines and computers (both hardware and software) for effective office support of our ministries.

For more information contact:

Delores Stoppel
Church Office Secretary
Phone: (310) 821-2740
Fax: (310) 823-4822