# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S689 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) FINANCIAL MATTERS several meetings the Survey and Findings Committee recommended rather than individual and separate that a combined collection, collections, be held in behalf of agencies operating within our Synod, all of for capital expansion. offering thus made synodical history, need of funds Synod itself undertook to raise its midst. The Synodical Board of lowing men to serve as the mittee. Honorary Chairman Chairman Co-chairmen Synodical Vice-Presidents Treasurer Planning Counselor Operating Committee Advisory Committee Executive Director Christ” committee in each committee in each circuit, Christ” committee in each The national committee desire to express their Directors thereupon named the fol- “Building for Christ” national com- heartfelt thanks to the 689 various charitable and educational whom were in urgent The “Building for Christ” in that for the first time funds for agencies operating within Dr. John W. Behnken Dr. Ernest J. Gallmeyer John W. Boehne, Jr. Dr. Arnold H. Grumm Dr. Herman Harms Dr. W. F. Lichtsinn Dr. F. A. Hertwig Dr. W. H. Schlueter Dr. Lawrence Meyer Dr. E. J. Gallmeyer John W. Boehne, Jr. Dr. Arnold H. Grumm Dr. Lawrence Meyer Dr. O. P. Kretzmann Robert Moellering Dr. Otto F. Dierker Rev. W. A. Seidensticker Rev. Edwin Nerger Rev. E. H. Albers Melvin W. Luebke The Survey and Findings Committee of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Dr. Eugene R. Bertermann The plan of organization called for a District “Building for District, a circuit “Building for Christ” and a congregational “Building for congregation of Synod. as well as the participating agencies thousands of