Contacts:
Stacy Eckes-Borys, stacy.eckes-borys@thrivent.com, 920-628-2445, 920-851-1510 (cell)
Dave Rustad, dave.rustad@thrivent.com, 612-844-7037, 612-240-2264 (cell)

Welch completes ‘Steps to Success’ workshop
Local financial representative broadens skills to offer a wide array of financial strategies

MINNEAPOLIS (February 27, 2009) – Ken Welch, a financial associate with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans based in Raleigh, NC, recently completed Thrivent Financial’s “Steps to Success” workshop in Minneapolis. The workshop broadens financial representatives’ skills, enabling them to offer a wider array of financial strategies to meet their clients’ needs.

“Ken has shown tremendous ability to help his clients implement financial strategies appropriate to their financial goals,” said Carol Van Rooy, Thrivent Financial director of new financial associate development. “We’re excited to see Ken continue to build his expertise with additional knowledge, skills and experience that will benefit our members.”

Welch joined Thrivent Financial in April 2008. He is affiliated with Thrivent Financial’s RFO-Southeast Regional Financial Office in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping approximately 2.6 million members achieve their financial goals and give back to their communities. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial sponsors national outreach programs and activities that support congregations, schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need. For more information, visit www.thrivent.com.

Thrivent Financial representatives are registered representatives for securities offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., 625 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415-1665, 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836), a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Member FINRA and SIPC. They are also licensed insurance agents of Thrivent Financial.