David Friesen appointed as LCC’s new Director of Advancement

David Friesen, LCC’s new Director of Advancement

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Friesen as its new Director of Advancement.

Over the years, the time commitment required by the Director of Missions to find adequate funds has steadily increased. This naturally takes him away from the actual work of coordinating and supporting the missions of LCC.

The Board, in consultation with the Director of Missions and the President’s Ministry Council (PMC), has therefore approved the creation of a Director of Advancement position. In this new synodical role, David will work closely with the Director of Missions, Rev. Mark Smith; Synod Administrator, Dwayne Cleave; the Synodical President, Rev. Timothy Teuscher; and ecclesiastical leadership to enhance congregation relations and cultivate and develop ongoing sources of funding for the mission of our church.

With a decade of development experience and over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development, David will provide Lutheran Church–Canada with strong and thoughtful leadership in the area of advancement.

For the past ten years, David has served as Gift Coordinator for Central Region with Lutheran Foundation Canada. Looking ahead, David will be focused on developing the LCC Mission Endowment Campaign, cultivating major donors, building annual giving initiatives, and coordinating congregational stewardship mission remittances, all focused on financially supporting the great commission of our church.

President Timothy Teuscher shares the following words:

“We hope and pray that David will help us as we strive to achieve our ongoing mission and ministry initiatives. We are pleased to have him in this position as he not only has the right personality and skillset to work with our congregations, donors, and our synodical family, to advance our fund development and congregation relations; but is a well-informed lay theologian and committed to the support and spread of the pure Gospel in accordance with our Lutheran Confessions.”

Please join us in welcoming David and keep him in your prayers as he begins this important work.

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