LFL Membership Helps Equip the Church For Life!

I just received a note from a new member of Lutherans For Life. It said "I should have joined LFL years ago. My pastor sent me Dr. Lamb’s comments on the US Supreme Court decision on the partial birth abortion ruling. Keep up the good work and may our Heavenly Father bless you!"

How wonderful to have a new partner in Lutherans For Life! Have you received your annual membership mailing? If so, I hope you have given some prayerful consideration about membership. If you feel now is the time, becoming a member is easy! Although there are suggested amounts, any gift you designate for membership makes you a member through June 30, 2008. If you didn’t receive information in the mail, you can sign up on our web site!

Your gift is important to us! But, membership means more than making a monetary donation. Membership is also more than a special card in your wallet or a sticker in the back window of your car (although you will receive both from LFL!) Members make a commitment to support Lutherans For Life in the years to come. Members have a stake in our mission and vision. LFL exists to be a powerful, biblical, pro-life voice and resource to Lutherans. Members want to see that vision realized so more and more of God’s people uphold the God-given value of human life and joyfully proclaim His For Life message in word and deed.

What do you get out of membership? Well, you will receive special mailings and free materials, like Speak Up For Life, our booklet that looks at life issues based on Luther’s Small Catechism. Then there’s that membership card and window cling to remind you and others of your commitment. You also have discounted registration for our national LFL conference where you will connect with other members of LFL.

It’s what your membership gives to others that is most beneficial. At the national, state, and local level, we strive to be good stewards of your gifts and to use them to help others connect God’s Word of Life to the life issues. At the national level, your gifts produce materials on a variety of life issues, pay travel expenses so we can speak out For Life around the country, maintain our web site, publish LifeDate, and staff and maintain the Life Center where our central operations are located.

If you belong to one of the 150 chapters across the country, or live in a state served by an LFL State Federation, your gift is shared with those organizations. Of the $120,000 in membership gifts received by LFL in 2006, over $48,000 was returned to state federations and local chapters to support their activities. State and local LFL groups educate, encourage, and comfort individuals in their congregations and communities. By your membership, you join them in their efforts.