Grant Stories

Estes Park Medical Center Foundation

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:47:30 -0500

Estes Park, Colorado
5,000
These funds have been used as part of the $2.9 million raised for the $27.6 million expansion and renovation of the Estes Park Medical Center.

Fox Valley Lutheran Homes, Inc.

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:25:28 -0500

Appleton, WI
$26,948
This grant helped a care coordinator provide services for older adults to continue living independently for a longer period of time.

Lutheran World Relief

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:49:53 -0500

Baltimore, Maryland
$34,618
A grant made with gifts from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans' 2005 Employee Giving Campaign helped support work overseas, including development work and addressing forgotten disasters.

Sacred Road Ministries

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:38:19 -0500

Issaquah, Washington
$5,000
Sacred Road Ministries primarily serves the Indian peoples from the Yakima reservation. Their mission is to love God...and meet the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the people of White Swan and reservations nationwide.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:29:22 -0500

St. Paul, Minnesota
$32,040
This grant supported the construction of the new Center for Changing Lives in South Minneapolis. The Center for Changing Lives, along with the adjacent housing units, will have a great impact on LSS' ability to help people have the opportunity to live and work in the community with dignity, safety and hope.

Lutheran Counseling Center

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:40:54 -0500

Burnsville, Minnesota
$26,948
Lutheran Counseling Center is a ministry of Christian mental health professionals that helped over 1,000 Minnesotans in 2007, thanks in part to funds provided by the grant.

Lutheran Social Services of WI and Upper MI, Inc.

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:00:21 -0600

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
$31,012.41
The grant supported the Thompson Community Center and its cafe, which serves lunch and promotes nutritional and social health of its participants.

The Father's Ranch Ministries

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:19:46 -0600

Tonasket, Washington
$5,000
The Father’s Ranch Ministries serves women from all over the United States who are struggling with destructive, life-controlling issues such as drug or alcohol addictions, eating disorders, and behavioral or emotional problems.

Badlands Ministries

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:54:21 -0600

Medora, North Dakota
$10,000
Badlands Ministries is an important regional ministry hub region of the state. This grant helped fund a capital campaign for year-round facilities that will serve people of all ages.

Fargo Union Mission, Inc./dba New Life Center

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:07:21 -0600

Fargo, North Dakota
$5,000.00
This grant was used to purchase groceries and supplies for the meals program at the mission. In 2007, 29,367 lodgings and 83,849 meals were provided.