Bruce Sutherland is the Foundation’s Current Giving specialist in the Eastern District. Bruce serves as a "link" between you, your congregation or LCMS organization, and the mission and ministry initiatives of the Eastern District and the national core ministries of the Synod. Bruce will:

The LCMS Foundation was created in 1958 by a dedicated group of Lutherans who said that this new organization would "be a vehicle which can, and under the blessing of God’s will, usher in a completely new era for our church". It serves our Lord and our Church in several ways. First, it provides trained men and women who assist individuals to find ways to practice Biblically centered stewardship. In today’s world, deciding what ministries to support and how to bless our family through all God has given you can be a complicated process. However, this work can be easily done through Gift Planning Counselors and Resource Development Directors whose mission is Linking Christians with Giving Opportunities.

Secondly, the LCMS Foundation serves by managing financial instruments and the gifts they represent entrusted to it by congregations, organizations and individuals. The staff of the LCMS Foundation is ready to work with your congregation, or ministry’s treasurer, or you personally to develop endowments and/or custodial accounts.

In 1992, the Eastern District and the LCMS Foundation formed a partnership that would "bring" the Foundation to the congregations, missions, ministry and the people of the District. This creative partnership brought to the District a Gift Planning Counselor who would be on site in the District Office. In 2002, the Eastern District further expanded its relationship with the Foundation by adding a second Foundation representative who serves as the District’s Resource Development Director.

Administrative Support

Diana Zubrzycki provides administrative support for both Rich Paul and Bruce Sutherland. Diana makes sure that all aspects of the Foundation’s ministry in the Eastern District run smoothly and efficiently. This includes:

Modified May 23, 2007