"Perpetuity" is one of those five-dollar words you don't run across every day. Chances are, you'll never hear it on the six o'clock news or read it in the evening paper. It's not something you'll see on a theater marquee.

 

            But perpetuity is a word we relish here at First Immanuel. We use it often because it describes our endowments.

 

            According to Webster, perpetuity is "the state or quality of being perpetual." The phrase "in perpetuity" means "forever or for an indefinite period."

 

 

            It is said that every noise produced on earth creates sound waves that  expand outward toward the infinite reaches of space. The waves extend unendingly. Or we might say, the sound waves travel in perpetuity.

 

            Creating your own endowment at FIL is similar to blowing a trumpet into the air. Like the far-reaching waves of the notes, the effects of your endowment will carry unendingly to future generations.

 

 

            George and Martha Wellspring, a hypothetical couple, established an endowment to ensure that their annual giving to FIL would continue in perpetuity. They started the fund rather modestly, but plan to enlarge it with a bequest from their estate. For now, they can at least see how the Wellspring Endowment works and what they can expect from it when they are gone.

 

            We currently have 4 endowments at FIL, and they are all managed prudently by our FIL Endowment Committee. The goal is to obtain both annual income and long-term growth.

 

            It is the policy of FIL to preserve endowment principal. Only the earnings, or part of the earnings, are available to be used annually. This means our endowment funds will last. They will continue in perpetuity. And every name associated with every endowment will endure as well.

 

            Would you like to do something lasting for First Immanuel? You need look no further than our endowment program. This is the ideal way to create a legacy for yourself and for your family.

 

           To learn more about our endowments and how easily you can establish one, contact Lori Newhouse, our director of development. You can get started now with a current endowment, or you can activate one later through a deferred gift. Or, like the Wellsprings above, you can do both.

 

            Please take a moment and let us hear from you. Contact Lori by email through our website or call at 262-377-6610.

             "Perpetuity" is one of those five-dollar words you don't run across every day. Chances are, you'll never hear it on the six o'clock news or read it in the evening paper. It's not something you'll see on a theater marquee.

 

            But perpetuity is a word we relish here at First Immanuel. We use it often because it describes our endowments.

 

            According to Webster, perpetuity is "the state or quality of being perpetual." The phrase "in perpetuity" means "forever or for an indefinite period."

 

 

            It is said that every noise produced on earth creates sound waves that  expand outward toward the infinite reaches of space. The waves extend unendingly. Or we might say, the sound waves travel in perpetuity.

 

            Creating your own endowment at FIL is similar to blowing a trumpet into the air. Like the far-reaching waves of the notes, the effects of your endowment will carry unendingly to future generations.

 

 

            George and Martha Wellspring, a hypothetical couple, established an endowment to ensure that their annual giving to FIL would continue in perpetuity. They started the fund rather modestly, but plan to enlarge it with a bequest from their estate. For now, they can at least see how the Wellspring Endowment works and what they can expect from it when they are gone.

 

            We currently have 4 endowments at FIL, and they are all managed prudently by our FIL Endowment Committee. The goal is to obtain both annual income and long-term growth.

 

            It is the policy of FIL to preserve endowment principal. Only the earnings, or part of the earnings, are available to be used annually. This means our endowment funds will last. They will continue in perpetuity. And every name associated with every endowment will endure as well.

 

            Would you like to do something lasting for First Immanuel? You need look no further than our endowment program. This is the ideal way to create a legacy for yourself and for your family.

 

           To learn more about our endowments and how easily you can establish one, contact Lori Newhouse, our director of development. You can get started now with a current endowment, or you can activate one later through a deferred gift. Or, like the Wellsprings above, you can do both.

 

            Please take a moment and let us hear from you. Contact Lori by email through our website or call at 262-377-6610.