A Season of Endings and Beginnings
As another academic year comes to a close, we said a huge thank you to our 20232024 student leaders. They spent many hours dreaming, planning, and leading all the opportunities that happened in our campus ministry this year. We couldn t do this without them Thanks, Grace, Marcus, Rose, Zach, Ashlin, and Lily!
We welcomed the leadership team for next year, too They have already begun to dream about what the ULC programming will look like for the 2024-2025 year We are thankful for their willingness to lead and are excited to see what God will do through them! Welcome, Gracie, Grace, Allyson, Sarah, and Lily!
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THE BUNNY BUZZ
Spring Break Reflections
For this spring break I decided to give my free time for service and the University Lutheran Center provided that with a trip to Seattle I've always dreamed of going to Seattle and I knew that there would be a lot of service opportunities there, so when brainstorming about where to go that place instantly came to mind. Once we got there it was more than I could have imagined in beauty and in difficult realities. My favorite part was honestly getting to experience a new environment and a new culture, but more importantly was the ability to help those that are in need and to literally go out of the way of my area and help those in a different part of the world. The touristy things we did were fun, but the service aspect of the trip was the icing and the cherry and all the sprinkles on top, and even the cake itself. I learned that the majority of individuals in those situations, such as houselessness and/or drug use are in those situations because they lost their sense of community and they don't have people there for them By providing a community and support it can make a world of difference And I quite honestly might have found my future career because of the trip - a career in service. --Jacson
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Transformation
Thanks to the generosity of a single donor we were able to tranform the basement into a usable space for students It has two bathrooms with showers, two washers, two dryers, a ping pong table, sectional couch, and television Thank you!
basement before & after
Do you wonder how your generosity impacts our community?
$25 = snacks & soda
$50 = retreat fees / person
$75 = wifi
$100 = share ULC on campus
$150 = group meal
$200 = newsletter postage
$500 = camp staff scholarship
$1000 = spring break trip / person
$1500 = student leader stipend
2024 Donations
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I had a great time going on the spring break trip with the University Lutheran Center!! I would have to say my favorite part was helping out at the food bank, as it really taught me to not take what I have for granted, but also to give all I can. The trip also taught me to focus more on the positives rather than the negatives, because in life it’s all about the mindset you have. --Gracie
our online giving website
Through our online giving website you can set up recurring monthly gifts, too!
Other Ways to Give U L C E N D O W M E N T a gift to our endowment fund wil keep the ULC mission al ve for the future L E G A C Y G I F T P L A N we partner w th Lutheran Planned Generosity to help make legacy plansema l LPGSD@sdsynod org for assistance G R A I N / L I V E S T O C K grain from the field and ivestock from the pasture can be easily donated at the time of sale - and it doesnt count as income Q U A L I F I E D C H A R I T A B L E D I S T R I B U T I O N these g fts come to us tax free from your IRA T H R I V E N T C H O I C E D O L L A R S direct your choice do lars our way from your thrivent account - remember their fiscal year ends n March T H R I V E N T A C T I O N T E A M contact Pastor Cassandra to see if there is a project at the ULC that could benef t from your action team grant - members get two applications a year for up to $250 each Contact Us 1404 8th St Brookings, SD 57006 605-692-4880 pastorcassandra@sdsulutheran.org www.sdsulutheran.org You're invited to make a gift of generosity toward our ministry for this year! 2023 Year End Generosity Report Income $157,202 Expense $159,366
