# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S130
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OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS

forward confidently by God’s grace to carrying on our service
to the individuals and organizations of the LCMS in the future
as well.
David Fiedler, President

R20

LCMS National Housing
Support Corporation
As a wholly owned subsidiary corporation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, LCMS National Housing Support Corporation (NHSC) is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization, incorporated in the state of Missouri in 2004. NHSC
launched its first year of operations in 2007 and functions under
the registered trademark of Lutheran Housing Support. NHSC
furthers the Synod’s rich legacy of serving our neighbors’ bodily
needs by encouraging and assisting LCMS congregations, districts, and RSOs seeking to provide housing and better their
communities by offering development, loan, and other consulting services.
NHSC exists to work together with congregations and organizations who desire to bring to light the suffering, the poor,
the lonely, the downtrodden and bring them into the presence of
the true Light of the world. NHSC’s mission and vision serves
as a conduit in alignment with Synod’s purposes “providing opportunities through which its members may express their Christian concern, love, and compassion in meeting human needs”
(Const. Art. III 4).

NHSC’s Vision and Mission:
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NHSC’s vision is restored and revitalized neighborhoods that are anchored by LCMS congregations
actively engaged in collaborative mercy.

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To bring that vision into reality, our mission is to
provide access to capital and customized consulting
services to underserved neighborhoods as they transform into thriving communities.

NHSC’s Value Statements:

Network, train, and support communities, LCMS entities, and their partners engaged in community-based
projects with private and public financial investments
for redevelopment and revitalization activities.

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Develop models for successful neighborhood revitalization in blighted, economically challenged communities.

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Provide financial and technical resources designed to
strengthen the capacity and sustainability of LCMS
entities engaged in housing and neighborhood revitalization activities.

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Establish local, sustainable, financially stable, and
collaborative models to support innovative approaches to revitalize communities and abate deterioration.

NHSC’s notable achievements over the last three
(3) years include the following:
Access to Capital:
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Allocated six (6) grants, totaling $554,433, to LCMS
entities to spur community development activities
across the United States.

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Developed and launched a lending business line in
2016. In three years, NHSC has deployed $500,000 of
development capital to four (4) of its LCMS partners
to help advance housing ministry efforts across the
United States.

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Assisted LCMS partners in securing more than $1.5
million in grants through the provision of grant
writing services. These grants carry out a variety of
housing ministry activities across the United States.

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Facilitated and referred $9.4 million of lending business to the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, of
which $1.5 million was approved and $7.9 million is
under loan review.

Provision of Customized Consulting Services:

Commitment: We are committed to the personal,
spiritual, and professional growth of our employees,
and to the well-being of the congregations and neighborhoods we serve.

Provided a wide variety of resources and consulting
service to sixty (60) unique LCMS entities located in
eighteen (18) states and two (2) countries. Each entity, expressing a desire to improve their communities
and its residents, is utilizing community development
activities as a transformative tool.

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Collaborative: We seek to work with other like-minded individuals, congregations, and organizations to
accomplish our mission.

Trained over 486 pastors, laypeople, and LCMS
partners to recognize community needs and increase
awareness of synodical resources.

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Successfully implemented the “Helping Hand Initiative” in 2016. This initiative is an owner-occupied
rehabilitation project. Spearheaded by LCMS
congregations and their community partners, the
Helping Hand Initiative supports the critical home
repair needs of low-income, disabled, and/or elderly
residents. Through NHSC’s Helping Hand Initiative, thirty-seven (37) homeowners have been served
thus far, and the congregations involved provided

Christ-centered: Our work is a grateful response to
the love of God in Christ Jesus.

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tion, NHSC has grown to provide a variety of services. NHSC’s
current services include

Mercy: The mercy that we show others reflects God’s
mercy to us.

At NHSC we partner with congregations, districts, RSOs,
and their community partners in transforming residential neighborhoods. We provide the tools and resources that enable our
partners to do the work of mercy through housing and other
identified community improvement initiatives. Since its incep2019 Convention Workbook