The Mission Endowment Fund was created to provide St. Andrew with the structure and vehicle to enable charitable giving consistent with our mission of “Living Out Our Faith in Daily Life.” Since inception, the Endowment Fund has granted over 30 grants to projects within the church (Manna Meals, Feed My Starving Children MobilePack, and St. Andrew’s Church Anew), in the local community (Feed My Starving Children, Meals on Wheels, and PROP) and abroad (Friends of Madagascar, St Andrew’s Seeds of Support Mission in Haiti).
Read this article, written by David Lerseth, to see how the Endowment dollars are making an impact worldwide.
Endowment Grant Application
The Mission Endowment Fund charter works to support extraordinary programs/ministry initiatives within the congregation, outreach in the local community or Synod, and programs that support church-wide ministries, world hunger, or global mission programs. The Fund supports capital expenses, startup, or one-off expenses, not ongoing expenses of an organization. The Committee meets quarterly. Donations and bequeaths can be made to the Mission Endowment Fund.
Mission Endowment Fund committee members: Lori Brown, Barb Carroll, Brian Heijerman, Barb Kuntz, Troy Parish, Sara Ross, Meggy Wagner, Pastor Peter Johnson, and Pastor Kristin Skare.
Questions about the Endowment Committee and Fund can be directed to Kim Callahan. The next Endowment Fund Application Deadlines is January 22, 2026:
Endowment Fund Celebrates 2025 Award Recipients
In 2025, the Mission Endowment Fund awarded:
- (CES) Food Shelf: Kitchen remodel project to support their efforts in feeding our neighbors experiencing hunger. $5,000
- St. Andrew CYF Ministry: Radical Hospitality PrayGround Initiative providing a welcoming and safe atmosphere for St. Andrew families. $7,500
- Nokomis Heights Lutheran Church: Purchasing a new water heater to support their mission aiding our immigrant community. $7,025
- Friends of Madagascar Mission: Drilling of one water well in the arid southwest Madagascar region. $3,350
- (CES) Food Shelf: Fifteen outdoor refrigerated food lockers to provide food to 15,267 additional individuals annually. $5,000