Luther Seminary - Giving Securities

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Giving Securities

There are significant tax benefits to giving a gift of stock to Luther Seminary.

In order to complete an electronic transfer of stock, instruct your broker to transfer the stock to Luther Seminary’s account at:

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Attn: Transfer of Accounts
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

This type of electronic transfer is done via the Depository Trust Company (DTC) system. The transfer instructions are as follows:

DTC Number: 0164
Custodian Account Number: 5771-3659

When you transfer securities through the DTC system, please send an email copy of your instructions to John Kilbride, Director of Major and Planned Gifts, at jkilbride001@luthersem.edu or 651-523-1628 (or 888-358-8437). He will notify Charles Schwab of the pending transaction.

If you have questions, please contact John Kilbride at the contact information above.

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Donor Stories

Mike Diemer

Ready and willing, Mike Diemer has supported Luther Seminary as a volunteer in many ways for 15 years. One of the primary ways he serves the seminary is by introducing it to potential major donors who have a deep love for the church. He has also served on the Called & Sent campaign committee, participates in the seminary”s Heritage Society and serves as an outside consultant to the Office of Seminary Relations.

“Seminaries are the future of the church. They are major players in setting the standard for church leadership,” he said. “I believe in [Luther Seminary]. I plug in my talents to places wherever they may fit and where they are welcome.”

A preacher”s kid from Oconto Falls, Wis., Diemer has known about Luther Seminary all of his life but he became more aware of the seminary when he moved to the Twin Cities area in 1988.

Diemer is familiar with the joys and challenges common to most pastors. His understanding of finances and ministry has enabled him to help support some of the seminary”s needs very well.

“It takes a lot to be a pastor – they experience enormous challenges. This is why I”m involved with the seminary. I want to help make things easier financially at the seminary level for individuals answering God”s call. Being a good pastor is a hard job; the students should focus on the outstanding preparation that the seminary provides rather than how to make the next tuition payment.” In May 2001, his daughter Sarah graduated with a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary. She is the 31st pastor from the family and the family”s first female pastor.

Diemer”s desire for Christian ministry and the church is summed up by the Great Commission – to go to all the world with the gospel. “I support Luther Seminary because it produces leaders who are true to the Commission and well trained to do ministry,” he said. “And, those leaders spread the Gospel and empower others to do the same.”

Diemer is president of North Point Advisors, Inc., a financial planning company he founded in 1996. The company has representatives nationwide. He has served as a volunteer in a variety of ways with a number of organizations, including Boy Scouts of America, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, his community school board and in his congregation, St. Andrew”s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minn. He and his wife, Diane, have three adult children – Sarah, a pastor in Columbus, Ohio; Ruth, who works for an investment banker in Boston; and Daniel, a computer consultant in Chicago.
Diemer

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