234,836.54
Administrative
Council:
Rev. Jeffrey Ahonen, Superintendent;
Rev. Dr. Kent Heimbigner,
Legate;
Rev. Anthony Oncken, Recording Secretary; Rev. Gregory Schultz,
Bursar;
Rev. Eric Stefanski, Dean of Communications; Rev. Paul Rydecki,
Dean
of Education;
Rt. Rev. James Heiser, Dean of Missions; Rev. Andrew Eckert, Dean
of
Pastoral Care
$234,836.54
That is the total amount of assistance given to pastors through The Augustana Ministerium (TAM) through 31 December 2016.
Administered by a council of eight pastors from three different
Lutheran fellowships, The Augustana Ministerium could easily have found
worthy recipients for that same set of digits without the decimal point, but has simply not had it to give.
TAM helps Lutheran parishes remain Lutheran by enabling faithful
pastors to continue to serve in spite of severe hardships that those
parishes can’t afford to remedy—from medical bills to damage to
homes—as well as helping those pastors who have been unjustly removed
with, simply, keeping their families housed and fed until they can
secure other employment.
The need remains great and funds are low. If you would like to help, please:
1) Send a gift via PayPal to TAMBursar@gmail.com ;
2) Use ANY debit or credit card by clicking a ‘donate’ button here on our web site ;
3) Send a check to:
The Augustana Ministerium
℅ The Rev. Gregory Schultz, Bursar
1314 S. Cattleman Dr.
Milliken, CO 80453
PLEASE NOTE: The Administrative
Council of The Augustana Ministerium is contemplating TAM’s future;
donations have often fallen off from some quarters in favor of
supporting ‘political entities’ within the various church bodies. TAM
does not condemn such donations toward the establishment of Lutheran
orthodoxy in those bodies, but only asks that the fallen or wounded in
those bodies not be forgotten, but helped and strengthened and returned
to service according to God’s will.
TAM is committed to “spending itself out of
existence”—that is, forwarding your donations to pastors in need for as
long as we can, never becoming an irrelevant organization with a big
bank account that doesn't fulfill its purpose, nor one that limps along
beyond the will of Lutherans in the various bodies “to preserve and
promote Lutheran pastors and a distinctively Lutheran Ministry of Word
and Sacrament to Lutheran congregations.”
Thank you for your prayerful consideration and ongoing support!
Rev. Eric J. Stefanski,
Dean of Communications
The Augustana Ministerium
Member of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America (ELDoNA)
Pastor at Holy Trinity Evangelical-Lutheran Parish, Holy Trinity—Harrison, Messiah—Bull Shoals, Emmanuel—Conway, and Lamb of God—Rogers, Arkansas
Make checks payable to:
The Augustana Ministerium
c/o The Rev. Gregory J. Schultz, Bursar
1314 S. Cattleman Dr.
Milliken, CO 80543