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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Foundation (LCMS Foundation) is the investment and trust administration corporation for the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). The LCMS Foundation serves the LCMS, the Concordia University System, the congregations, schools, seminaries, districts, Recognized Service Organizations, and other affiliated service organizations of the LCMS. In its role of supporting the LCMS, the LCMS Foundation provides investment management services and donor counseling for bequests, endowments, charitable gift annuities, donor advised funds and other charitable trust funds. ==History== The LCMS Foundation was established on December 8, 1958 for the purpose of receiving gifts of property and other non-cash assets on behalf of the LCMS. The Foundation was led by Rev. E. R. Bertermann, who served as its first executive director. At first, the LCMS Foundation received subsidies from the LCMS. However, beginning in 1968 the LCMS Foundation became self-sustaining. Beginning in 1979 the LCMS Foundation assisted in raising direct gifts to purchase property and construction of a new headquarters for the LCMS. This building, located in Kirkwood, Missouri, is known as the LCMS International Center. The 1981 LCMS Convention created for the first time the position of president to oversee the LCMS Foundation. The Foundation president also served as Vice–President, Finance/Treasurer of the LCMS. Dr. Norm Sell jointly held these positions of Foundation President and Vice–President, Finance/Treasurer of the LCMS until 1992 when the positions were split as a result of the 1992 Synod convention. In 2001 the LCMS Foundation switched from managing its own investments to employing Wilshire Associates to assist in locating outside fund managers to do the investing. From 2000 to 2013 the LCMS Foundation provided development services to LCMS, KFUO Radio, LCMS Joint Seminary Fund, LCMS Global Mission, Lutheran Housing Support and the Concordia University System. Beginning in 2013, all direct gift fund raising activity was done within the LCMS. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LCMS Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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