Your act of generosity,
our longevity
With planned giving, you can provide long-lasting support for Wittenberg University while enjoying financial benefits for yourself.
With planned giving, you can provide long-lasting support for Wittenberg University while enjoying financial benefits for yourself.
You may be looking for a way to make a significant gift to help further our mission. A bequest is a gift made through your will or trust. It is one of the most popular and flexible ways that you can support our cause.
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Always faithful in following where God leads, The Rev. David '60 and Carol Matevia have continued to grow in their stewardship, regardless of location or circumstance.
"In God's economy, the more we gave away in His name, the more He made available to use to shepherd," says David, who has served as pastor of churches in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. "Today we find ourselves as stewards of more than we ever dreamed possible, and we have sought His guidance in how we are to use it."
Toward that end, the couple recently committed $1 million to Wittenberg to endow the campus pastor position.
"Through the ministry of Wittenberg University and its pastor(s)," David says, "the values of community service in the name of God, as we believe in the Lutheran church, will be taught for generations still unborn."
A charitable gift annuity is a great way you can make a gift to our organization and benefit. You transfer your cash or property to our organization and we promise to make fixed payments to you for life at a rate based on your age.
An IRA rollover allows people age 70½ and older to reduce their taxable income by making a gift directly from their IRA.
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