Lutheran Church Extension Society of SWPA

The Lutheran Church Extension Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a voluntary association of laypeople and clergy who belong to congregations of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. 

The purpose of the LCES is to provide 0% interest loans to congregations of the SWPA synod in order to assist them in a number of ways:

• New construction
• Energy conservation projects
• Making buildings handicapped accessible
• Providing for fire and safety considerations

The Society also maintains a separate fund for the partial support of synodically approved internship sites.
Membership in the Society is open to congregations of the SWPA Synod who pay an annual membership fee---currently $50.
 
Applications for loans may be made at any meeting of the Society's board of directors.

Loans will be granted to member congregations based upon:

• Need
• Ability to repay
• Other relevant factors

The loans will be granted in consultation with the Synod office.

For more information about how YOUR congregation can become a member of the Lutheran Church Extension Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania, call Pastor Robert Gago at: 412-461-1609 or stjohnmark@libcom.com.

Some congregations who have
received loans from the Society:

Christ (Rupp), Kittanning
Christ's, Beaver Falls
Emanuel's, Bellevue
Emmanuel, Castle Shannon
Emmanuel, Export
Faith, Natrona Heights
First, New Kensington
First English, Butler
Hebron, Blairsville
Lynnwood, Belle Vernon
Mt. Zion, Perrysville
Nativity, Allison Park

New Hope, Freedom
St. Andrew, Pittsburgh
St. John, Carnegie
St. John, Swissvale
St. John Mark, Homestead
St. Paul's, Latrobe
St. Paul's, Hazelwood
St. Paul's Highfield, Vandergrift
St. Peter's, Evans City
Trinity, Freeport
Trinity, Gibsonia
Trinity, North Side

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