Records Director                                                                      Financial Director
Wanda L Meadows                                                                  Jill R Hendley
123 Leinster Run                                                                     331 Saint James Dr
Moore, SC  29369-9102                                                          Spartanburg, SC  29301-2876
(864) 587-7019                                                                       (864) 574-3427
rwmeadows@aol.com                                                              Jhendley@Spartanlaw.com
Joy  Lutheran                                                                           Holy Communion Lutheran

Congregational Service Team Director                                   Communications Director
Rev Carlene M Carlson-Cassem                                             Ernest Ralph Wessinger Jr
110 Luray St                                                                           709 Otis Blvd
Roebuck, SC  29376-2816                                                     Spartanburg, SC  29302-2115
(864) 574-5652                                                                      (864) 582-6256
ccceagle@earthlink.net                                                          rwessinger@aol.com
Joy  Lutheran                                                                          St. John's Lutheran

Assistant Financial Director                                                    Community Service Team Director
Alice Jane Clemmer                                                                Fredericka Readen Wilson
106 Lake Bowen Ct                                                                247 Cedar Springs Rd
Inman, SC  29349-9047                                                         Spartanburg, SC  29302-4639
(864) 592-1906                                                                      (864) 583-4474
newdayexecutive@charter.net                                                frwilson@bellsouth.net
St. John's Lutheran                                                                 St. John's Lutheran

Youth Director                                                                         Events Director
Teresa B Foster                                                                      Faith E Reitmeier
241 Sentel Cir                                                                         8 Amgi Dr
Spartanburg, SC  29301-2429                                                Woodruff, SC  29388-8959
(864) 574-0389                                                                       (864) 476-2461
espiritu@bellsouth.net                                                             gfrfer@aol.com
Joy  Lutheran                                                                          Joy  Lutheran

2. June 10th 2006 - Midway Residential Care Facility
    Adults and youth worked together planning and building park benches; planting flower & plant beds on the grounds of the adult residential care facility.  

Visit our Chapter Web site to see pictures of our Join Hands Events
Chapter Web Site http://www.lutheransonline.com/LaurensSpartanburgCountyChapter

Are you aware that as a member of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, financial gifts you make to a Lutheran organization might be able to be supplemented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans?

Through Thrivent Financial's GivingPlus® program, members can donate financial gifts to two different Lutheran organizations enrolled in the program each year, and Thrivent Financial will contribute $1 for every $2, up to $300 per year for each organization. For example, if you donate gifts of $600 or more to two eligible Lutheran organizations each, Thrivent Financial will contribute an additional $600 ($300 for each organization). In addition, Thrivent Financial will contribute an additional $25 for members who volunteer 25 hours or more at the organization receiving their gift.

All you need to do is complete a GivingPlus Member Gift form (available online or from the Lutheran organization) and submit it with your donation to the Lutheran organization. It's a very simple process.

Did you know that Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a program called Care in Congregations® where funding is provided to Thrivent Financial members to conduct fund-raising and/or hands-on service activities to benefit your congregation or its related Lutheran institutions? In fact, Thrivent Financial members are encouraged to use the funds to help the congregation in its ministry to the community.

If you see a need in your congregation that could be helped through this funding, please contact a Thrivent Financial congregational coordinator in your congregation. If you don't know who your three congregational coordinators are, please contact a member of our chapter leadership board as noted in this newsletter, and he/she will help you get in touch with a coordinator.

CONGREGATIONAL COORDINATOR position. Through the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Care in Congregations® program, your church has funds available for Thrivent Financial members to conduct activities to benefit your church and/or its ministry to the community. Three congregational coordinators are required to help administer the program and initiate funding requests for the activities. If you are interested in serving as a congregational coordinator in your church, contact a chapter leader).

CHAPTER LEADER position. Through its Care Abounds for Communities® program, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provides funding for members who, through volunteer activities, want to aid people and nonprofit organizations needing help in the community. The chapter leadership board is responsible for reviewing funding requests and deciding on the amount of funds to provide for each request. New people are now being sought for chapter leader positions to help continue the fraternal benefit tradition of helping others.

REQUIREMENTS for volunteer positions: A Thrivent Financial member, a desire to help others, and five to 12 hours per month of volunteer time.

BENEFITS: A smile on the faces of others you've helped and a good feeling in knowing you've made a difference in someone's life.

As chapter members, we help fulfill the "caring for others" portion of Thrivent Financial's mission: "Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a faith-based membership organization called to improve the quality of life of its members, their families, and their communities by providing unparalleled solutions that focus on financial security, wellness, and caring for others."

In addition, we have the opportunity to play an important role in Thrivent Financial's vision: "Our vision is to be the organization that Lutherans, Lutheran congregations and Lutheran institutions seek first when pursuing their financial goals. More than creating financial solutions, we add the unique capability of enabling Lutherans to demonstrate their care and concern for others."