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McKenzie County Chapter
The McKenzie County Chapter has 560 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans members. Along with Lutheran
congregations in the area, they join together to have fun,
learn and make a difference through social, educational
and charitable activities. The McKenzie County Chapter is one of more
than 1,300 geographic groups of Thrivent Financial members
making a difference across the country by strengthening
Christian communities and congregations that they
care about.
A Caring Organization Like No Other
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a faith-based,
membership organization that helps members be wise with
money and live generously. As a fraternal benefit society,
Thrivent Financial works with and through our members to
strengthen their Christian communities and congregations.
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Strengthening Christian Communities and
Congregations
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Chapter Activities
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$24,579 |
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From holding a community-wide auction to raise funds
for a child with cancer, to building a handicap-accessible
play area at a local park, to providing educational
opportunities, our members make a difference
every day through our chapter system.
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8 activities were conducted by the
McKenzie County Chapter, resulting in 2,933 volunteer hours.
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Funds raised by local teams totaled $18,971, which were
which were combined with $5,608 from Thrivent
Financial to increase the impact.
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Thrivent Choice®Program
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$7,450 |
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In 2012, Thrivent members recommended where
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans distributed $50 million
of its charitable outreach funds through the Thrivent
Choice® member-advised charitable grant
program. By directing
Choice Dollars®, eligible benefit
members recommended that Thrivent Financial distribute grant
funds to more than 20,000 congregations and organizations.
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In McKenzie County Chapter, 8 congregations and
organizations received $7,450 in Choice Dollars
charitable grant funds.
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Other Impact
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$3,064 |
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Lutherans added to its impact in North Dakota through
grants awarded to Lutheran and community organizations
and by supporting additional volunteer and
outreach efforts.
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Support from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Foundation
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for Lutherans and its subsidiaries contribute to the
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation, which
awarded more than 492 grants totaling $9.8 million in
2012 to support the Lutheran community and Thrivent
Financial's corporate communities.
In addition, the Foundation matched more than 20,000
employee contributions with grants totaling $6.5 million.
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