Get Involved
Become a Recognized Service Organization (RSO)
- Learn about this mutually beneficial program in which community organizations work together with the LCMS to extend the reach of the church by serving human welfare, education, and spiritual needs.
Volunteer Opportunities
- Mission Service Opportunities – Learn more about using your God-given gifts and experiences around the world.
- Volunteer opportunities to assist with disaster relief and recovery are sometimes noted in the LCMS World Relief and Human Care web section.
- The 72--Partners on the Road (formerly known as Harvesters for Christ) are retired people of all kinds--laity and/or professional church workers--with hearts for those who do not know Jesus. Learn about how you may become a part of a Harvester for Christ Ministry team!
- Laborers For Christ, now a part of LCEF, provides opportunities for individuals to construct new facilities for mission and ministry.

- Servant Events, sponsored by the Youth Ministry Department, offers opportunities for young people and adults to experience and grow in a Christ-like style of servanthood.
Church Vocations
- Learn more about specific church careers, to hear the personal stories of real people in ministry, to ask the important questions...and, above all, to listen to the God who created you, who loves you, and who gives your life great purpose.
Support Opportunities
- The Mission and Ministry Catalog provides opportunities for individuals to make a difference in district, national, and international mission and ministries.
- For the Sake of the Church is a 12-year/$400 million endowment effort designed to double the LCMS student enrollment in the Concordia University System.
- The LCMS Foundation serves Christians through gift planning that helps individuals make a difference in favorite ministries like Lutheran education, missions, and local congregations.
- The Lutheran Church Extension Fund is a savings program offering LCMS members the opportunity to invest their money, earn interest, and provide low-cost loans to build space and place for the preaching of the Gospel. LCEF also offers fund raising, demographic, and architectural consulting services to LCMS ministries.




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