Springs of Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA)                        St. John Lutheran Church (ELCA)
750 Rainbow Lake Road                                                    1009 S. Broad St
Inman, SC  29349-9715                                                      Clinton, SC  29325  
    (864) 599-8802                                                                 (864) 833-0172
www.springsofgrace.com                                                      

St John Lutheran Church
415 S. Pine Street
Spartanburg, SC  29302
    (864)  583-8167
www.stjohns-sptbg.org

This can be done by either calling or emailing any Laurens-Spartanburg County Chapter Board Member.
                                Their numbers and email are included in this newsletter.  
                                                       Please respond promptly.

Each chapter leadership board is comprised of five required elected positions. In addition, five optional elected positions and a number of appointed advisory positions are available.

Your chapter leadership board for this year consists of:

President                                                                                Vice President  
Gilbert G Bartell                                                                      David D Kennedy JR
411 Jem Ct                                                                              177 Tymberbrook Dr
Wellford, SC  29385-9220                                                       Lyman, SC  29365-9238
(864) 439-5672     gblbart@charter.net                                   (864) 877-3294     DavidK331@aol.com  

Records Director                                                                     Financial Director  
Faith E Reitmeier                                                                   Alice Jane Clemmer
8 Amgi Dr                                                                              106 Lake Bowen Ct
Woodruff, SC  29388-8959                                                   Inman, SC  29349-9047
(864) 476-2461     gfrfer@aol.com                                      (864) 592-1906  newdayexecutive@charter.net

Congregational Service Team Director                                 Events Director  
Rev Everette L Lineberger                                                    Ronald R Devitt
2460 Compton Bridge Rd                                                      PO Box 295
Inman, SC  29349-8489                                                        Cross Hill, SC  29332-0295
(864) 472-3339     elineberg@aol.com                                 (864) 998-4454     ronmacel@earthlink.net    

Communications Director                                                        Assistant Financial Director    
Ernest Ralph Wessinger Jr.                                                    Jill R Hendley
709 Otis Blvd                                                                          331 Saint James Dr
Spartanburg, SC  29302-2115                                               Spartanburg, SC  29301-2876
(864) 582-6256     rwessinger@aol.com                                (864) 574-3427 Jhendley@Spartanlaw.com  

Community Service Team Director                                        Youth Director  
Fredericka Readen Wilson                                                    Douglas W Mc Kenzie
247 Cedar Springs Rd                                                           PO Box 123
Spartanburg, SC  29302-4639                                              Drayton, SC  29333-0123
(864) 583-4474     frwilson@bellsouth.net                           (864) 582-1920   twmckenzie98@yahoo.com

All elected leadership board members have equal voting rights—the advisors do not vote in chapter leadership board matters.

The chapter leadership board is responsible for allocating dollars to community service teams through the Care Abounds in Communities™ program.

The sixth annual Join Hands Day will be on Saturday, May 7, 2005. This national day of volunteering sparks friendships among people of all generations as youth and adults come together to plan and conduct activities to improve their communities. Join Hands Day is sponsored by America’s Fraternal Benefit Societies, in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation and the Volunteer Center National Network.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a major supporter of this special day. Last year, members had a ball conducting more than 3,000 activities across the country, everything from cleaning up city parks to helping seniors. The ideas were limited only by the imagination.

Eight of the 20 activities chosen in 2004 by the Join Hands Day Foundation for Awards of Excellence were conducted by Thrivent Financial members. The planning groups received $1,000 each to be used for this year’s Join Hands Day activities and a distinctive glass award.

We encourage you to consider conducting a Join Hands Day activity and helping our community. Find a need, form a service team of individuals from six separate Thrivent Financial households, and contact one of our chapter leaders to see how we can help you. We have many resources to help make your activity great, such as:

- A Quick Reference Guide/Checklist that includes everything you’d need to know to conduct a successful Join Hands Day activity and receive funding from the chapter.
- Promotional items to help you recruit volunteers and publicize your activity for optimum attendance.
- Funding to purchase T-shirts, refreshments, supplies and more.

While chapter service teams are encouraged to conduct Join Hands Day activities on May 7, they may conduct activities between April 1 and June 30. (However, only activities held on May 7 will be considered for national recognition by Join Hands Day.)

As did members from years past, you’ll find that the rewards far outweigh the time and effort involved in planning an activity. And your chapter leadership board is here to help you along the way. Call any Chapter Board member for more information.