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Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for Luther Seminary and its mission, while accommodating your own personal, financial, estate planning, and philanthropic goals. With smart planning, you may actually increase the size of your estate, save on taxes, receive income for life, or enjoy other financial benefits – all the while knowing that you have made a wonderful gift to Luther Seminary.


We recommend that you familiarize yourself with various gift options by exploring How to Give and What to Give tabs or download or request for free The Guide to Estate Planning or The Guide to Gift Planning. These resources will give you a basic understanding of gift planning and allow you to compare options that are best for you. And, of course, please contact us for assistance or to discuss your personal situation and goals.

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Lucy Christianson Entrusts Her Legacy to Luther Seminary

Lucy Christianson Entrusts Her Legacy to Luther Seminary

Lucy Christianson and her late husband, Woody, wanted their passion for libraries to be passed on to future church leaders. So Christianson, who has worked in her church library for 20 years, created The Lucy Endowed Media Fund through a number of charitable gift annuities. "We agreed on this. We decided this was the direction to go," says Christianson. "And I thought Luther Seminary was the place to start."

The Fund is meant to educate seminary students, clergy and lay leaders about the role modern library-media centers can play. Since 2002 Christianson has set up 14 charitable gift annuities that allow her to support a cause she believes in while creating a stable income for herself.

"It took a long time for schools to create media centers — churches need them even more."

Who will carry on your legacy? Ask us about the ongoing benefits of charitable gift annuities.


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