Gift Planning Counselor Services

Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor is a fellow Lutheran who shares your love for the Lord and understands your desire to help spread the Gospel. Counselors are experienced professionals who can assist you with Christian estate planning and the transfer of blessings to family, heirs, and the ministries you care about. Counselors can share a variety of choices that you may have in developing a gift plan. These choices may include different gift instruments, and that depends on your stewardship goals.

LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Services
(click linked names to view a video introduction)
Terry Gerdts
Senior Vice President
888-838-2898

Richard Paul
Director of Gift Counselor Development and Training
716-634-5111 Ext. 17

Philip Meinzen
Director of Training, Consulting, and Mentoring
800-325-7912 x1695

Dorothy Kaestner
International Center
800-325-7912 x1656

California/Nevada/Hawaii District
cnh-lcms.org/cnh/
Brian Hyde
925-245-4016

Chicago Area
Ray Pagels
847-226-2262

Eastern District
www.lcmsed.org
Linda Gage
716-946-8111

Indiana District
www.in.lcms.org/
Steve Strauch
800-837-1145

Iowa District West
www.idwlcms.org
James Schroeder
877-913-2221

LWML
www.lwml.org
Pat Bilow
419-599-0213

Missouri-Southern Illinois Region
www.mo.lcms.org www.sid.lcms.org
Kirk Mueller
Cell: 314-704-4389

Nebraska District
www.ndlcms.org
Neal Koch
402-643-2961

Ohio District
www.oh.lcms.org
Eileen Fitzenreiter
419-599-0213

SELC District and Lutheran Haven
www.selc.lcms.org www.lutheranhaven.org
Robin Paris
407-365-5676 Ext. 1168

LCMS Foundation Associate Counselors
Serving ministries across the United States

Central Illinois District
www.cidlcms.org
David Rohe
217-793-1802

Christ Lutheran Church and Schools, Lincoln, Neb.
www.christlutheranchurch.org
Ed Bean
402-483-7774

Christ Our Rock Lutheran High, Centralia, Ill
www.corlhs.org
Chad Knolhoff
618-226-3315

Concordia Lutheran Ministries - Cabot, Penn.
www.concordialm.org
Yvonne Kaczmarczyk

Ms. Jennifer McIntire
724-352-1571

Concordia Seminary St. Louis and Minnesota North District
www.mnn.lcms.org
David Priebe
218-829-0037

Concordia Seminary St. Louis
www.csl.edu
Tom Rehkop
800-822-7258

Concordia Theological Seminary Ft. Wayne
www.ctsfw.edu
R. Radcliffe Finch
319-551-9829

Concordia University - California
www.cuchicago.org
Dennis Cox
949-214-3182

Concordia University - Chicago
www.cuchicago.org
Debbie Hoover
708-209-3155

Concordia University - Minnesota
www.csp.edu
Glenn Thiel
612-718-4541

Concordia University Wisconsin
www.cuw.edu
Rev. Dr. Roy Peterson
Andy Locke
Diana Raasch
262-243-4533

Lutheran Hour Ministries - Northwest
www.lhm.org
Teresa Fairow
319-351-6529

Lutheran Senior Services - St. Louis
www.lssliving.org
Kirk Mattes
314-446-2412

Al Koepke
314-262-8237

Lutheran Services Florida
www.lsfnet.org
Steve Cecchetti
407-878-8397

Martin Luther High School Association - Northrop, MN
www.martinlutherhs.com
Marge Thiesse
507-436-5249

Michigan District - Church Extension Fund
www.mi-cef.org
Bill Burmeister

Paul Wills
800-242-3944

Mid South District
www.mid-southlcms.com
Allen Helms
866-373-1343

New England District
ned-lcms.org
Al Macke
860-450-0943

North Wisconsin District
www.nwdlcms.org
Ron Smith
Jennifer Nohelty
715-838-0368

Richard Steinke
920-336-5786

Orphan Grain Train
www.ogt.org
Rev. Ralph Schmidt
260-452-4207

Pastoral Leadership Institute
plinstitute.org
Rev. Philip Esala
937-438-3990

Lloyd Probasco
402-328-0370

Risen Savior - Chandler, Ariz.
rslcs.org
Michael Fischer
480-895-6782

St. John's Lutheran Church and School - West Bend, Wisc.
www.stjohnswestbend.org
Craig Toerpe
262-334-4901

Zion Lutheran Church and School - Belleville, Ill.
Dan Roth
618-234-4767

Zion Lutheran Church and School - Harvester, Mo.
www.zionharvester.org
Jim Brackman
636-447-3376