Stewardship

Where Does Your Mission Support Go?
It goes to Churchwide Ministries: Mission Support Deep Dive
It goes into our synod: 2025 Mission Support Breakdown

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

For many years, the Annual Appeal has been an opportunity for friends in Christ from across our synod to share a financial gift to support the ministry and mission we share together in Christ that blesses neighbors in local congregations and communities, across national denominations and the global church, and in every corner of God's good creation.

Thank you for prayerfully considering a financial gift that will directly support the ministry and mission of the Western North Dakota Synod. Follow this link to give online and select Annual Appeal Synod to make your gift to the Annual Appeal!

CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT

As an ELCA congregation in the Western North Dakota Synod you play an important role in our life church together. An email was sent in early 2024 to each rostered leader or SAM of each congregation that contained three important resources related to your congregation’s investment in our shared ministry and witness through your annual mission support.

BISHOP’S CHALLENGE MISSION SUPPORT INTENT: As you plan your congregation’s spending plan for 2025, we ask you to prayerfully consider the amount of mission support you will provide for our shared ministry and witness. Please note that in 2025, our synodical budget calls for 50% of all congregational mission support received by Western North Dakota Synod to be shared with our ELCA Churchwide ministries. Will you consider increasing your mission support by 1% in 2025?

CLICK HERE for the2025 Mission Support Intent form

Fund Designations – Where do my contributions go?

OFFERING TO THE PENNY/MISSION SUPPORT UPDATE CALCULATOR: In our commitment to thank you and keep you informed about your congregation’s particular level of mission support, we ask you to share the information on this form with your congregation. Offering To the Penny Calculator

When a member gives mission support through their congregation or through a direct gift to the synod, a percentage of that money is shared with mission partners and the national churchwide organization:

• 50% of the WND Synod's annual Ministry Financial Plan (budget) is shared with ELCA Churchwide for ministries throughout the U.S and around the world.
• 41% of your mission support is used by the Synod for care of congregations, the call process and candidacy, care of rostered leaders, affiliated ministries, events, congregational renewal, stewardship, communications, administration and managing our financial resources.
• About 6% is shared with Lutheran Campus Ministry.
• About 4% is shared with Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN.

In addition to Mission Support addressed so far, a significant amount of gifts are designated funds. The synod is pleased to serve in routing these funds, sending on this benevolence at 100% to the relevant ministry or partner. Examples of this include endowments, Campus Ministry, missionary sponsorship, World Hunger, and Assembly offering.

Remittance Form

For sending Congregation Mission Support to Synod, please use the fillable form:
Synod Remittance Form 2025

Note you may put your congregation details in the first section and they will populate in the lower sections. Save As with your information for future printing needs. Write separate checks to the Ministry, Mission, and Accompaniment funds.

The synod Fiscal year runs from Feb 1 to Jan 31. Contact Matthew for help or with related questions.

SYNOD ENDOWMENTS

Recognizing that the Western North Dakota Synod has been blessed with a living endowment of faithful members with rich gifts and varied talents, three Endowments were established to enable the further growth and strengthening of ministry and stewardship opportunities in our synod and on behalf of the larger Church.

Click Here to see the Endowment Opportunities available through the Western North Dakota Synod.