Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Foundation
About the Foundation
The Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Foundation was started in 1978 for the purpose of supporting the ministry of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. The Foundation is responsible for gathering assets, managing assets, and making distributions to serve OSL.
The Foundation board works diligently to establish policies and procedures for all activities of the Foundation and provides ongoing oversight of those activities. Financial statements are prepared every year by an accounting firm to ensure accuracy and integrity.
Each year the board evaluates requests that reflect current needs of Our Savior’s and available funds are distributed to fulfill those requests. The Foundation uses a 16-quarter rolling average of total assets multiplied by 4.5% to determine the amount that can be used for grants each year. This ensures the ongoing sustainability of the Foundation. During the past five years, the Foundation has given $678,400 to Our Savior’s to support various ministry needs.
Click below to view the annual report to see more information about how the Foundation supports ministry at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.
The Foundation gathers and grows assets in numerous ways, but in the end it is the generosity of members and friends of OSL that is the key to long-term success. The Foundation manages approximately $3.7 million of assets, which has grown over the years because members and friends have been active stewards. Gifts come in the form of memorials, donations, and legacy gifts. Legacy gifts involve a process in which donors determine the ultimate purpose and beneficiaries of their financial and estate plans. If you have contemplated ways to make a lasting impact on the mission of your church home, contact the Church Office, 605-336-2942.
Other resources to assist with estate planning include attorneys, accountants, financial planners, or Lutheran Planned Generosity located in the South Dakota Synod office on the campus of Augustana University. You may also contact any of the foundation board members listed below for assistance.
Dean Buckneberg – (605) 321-4201
Chris Fischer – (605) 351-7354
Dennis Hanneman – (605) 838-6597
Curt Olson – (605) 940-8838
Debby Olson – (605) 376-1994
Betsy Sittig – (605) 351-0676
Brian Sittig – (605) 351-9978
Scott Boyens – (605) 351-5044
Click here for the OSLC Foundation Report to the Congregation, presented at the Annual Meeting of the OSL Congregation on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Foundation Jubilee Society Members
Donald* and Sarah Abbas
Fred and Susan Aderhold
Selma Ahrendt*
Roger and Uydene* Amdahl
Loren* and Mavis Amundson
Charles and Sonja Anderson
Marilyn Anderson
Sue Anderson*
Ben Aning*
Joan Bakke*
Charles* L. and Elizabeth* Balcer
Gerald and Brenda Beninga
Verna Berg*
Jerome and Susan Blake
Steve and Karen Bonte
Allison Boyd
Scott and Beth Boyens
Delaine Branum
Dean and Marty Buckneberg
Michael Castle
Karen Chesley
Lyle* and Othella* Christensen
Steven Christianson
James* and Judy Dedrickson
Conrad* and Helen Dice
Verna Driveness*
Norm and Clarice* Eitrheim
Deloris Elgethun*
Bob* and Rita Elmen*
Brian and Gail Ensberg
Dorence* and Sally Ensberg
Randy and Joan Fink
Jerald and Jill Franken
Jon and Jana Gadbury
Darrel and Joyce Goldammer
Dennis and Pam Hanneman
Bruce* and Wendy Hasche
Steve and Susan Hauff
David and Joan Haugen
Patty Haugen
Dennis and Patsy Holzwarth
Don* and Gayle Hooper
Harriet Hybertson*
Ken and Laurice Iseminger
Dennis and Janelle Jarabek
Don* and Leora* Jensen
Ralph and Lavonne Johnshoy
Kendall Johnson
Frances Kilen
Jim* and Leann Kvernes
Priscilla Jorve
James* and Berniece* Kopperud
Al* and Nancy Kosters
Dale and Sharon Krause
Richard* and Gloria* Landborg
Elvira Larson*
Leroy* and Jorene* Larson
Don and Sharon Lehmann
Grace Lindroth*
James and Kathleen Lunder
Dennis and Anne McFarland
Eleanor McMahon
Dean and Debbie Mertz
Deb Merxbauer*
Marsha Millage
Marie Muchow*
Robert Nanson*
David Neiman
Carol Nielsen
Margaret Novak
Jim and Carol Oakland
Jon and Julie Oien
Oscar* and Elsie* Oksol
Betty Oldenkamp
Arthur* and Ruth Olsen
Robert* and Berniece* Olson
Mike and Deborah Olson
Irene Pearson
Irene Pearson
Iley Petereit
Barb Peterson
Louis* and Joyce* Profilet
Orley* and Viva Rath
Roy Rogers and Jan Haugen-Rogers
Ron and Martha Rossing
Conley and Paula* Ruud
Rosalie Ryan
Marcella Schlicht*
Sharon Schulte
Steve and MaryAnn Sherman
Vi Sinning*
Brian and Betsy Sittig
Matthew and Amy Skilbred
Elmer and Joy Smolnisky
Ellen Smook
Darrell Svendsen*
Les and Carolyn Svendsen
Bob and Joan Thimjon
Aryln and Jeanine Thomas
Don and Marie Thompson
Debra Thormodsgard
Jerel and Nancy Tieszen
Charlie Tran
Carl* and Charlotte* Van De Waa
Dan and Margretta Van Schepen
Eileen Ward
Roger White
Dick* and Donna Wilson
Dale and Judy Winter
(* – Deceased member)
OSLC Foundation Notes
Here is a list of people who have made recent gifts to the OSLC Foundation. When gifts are made they honor our loved ones. Those gifts also help us with the grieving process as we recall and cherish memories as we press on without them. The monetary support serves the OSL congregation for years and years, sometimes seen, sometimes unseen.
It is important for you to know that your gifts are greatly appreciated and stewarded with the utmost care by the OSLC Foundation board. Contact the Church Office, 605-336-2942, or any of the Foundation board members to talk about making a gift.
Gifts to the OSLC Foundation, 2024
Arlette Villaume Estate
Kendall Johnson
Iley Petereit
Delaine Branum
Fred and Susan Aderhold
Marilyn Anderson
Berniece Oberling Estate
Sarah Abbas
Marcia Millage
Barb Peterson
Dean and Debbie Mertz
Dean and Marty Buckneberg
Charles and Sonja Anderson
Donna Wilson
Priscilla Jorve
Gifts in Honor of Pr. Paul Svingen’s Ministry
James and Carol Oakland
LaVonne Dunham
In Memory of Ardis Dexter
Ruth Olsen
In Memory of Arlette Villaume
Norman Eitrheim
Ruth Olsen
Carrie Aaron
In Memory of Clarence & Phyllis Salter, James & Ada Oakland
James and Carol Oakland
In Memory of Dave Kerssen
Glenn and Cindy Wika
Dennis and Patsy Holzwarth
In Memory of Dene Amdahl
Mavis Carl
In Memory of Gayle Syverson
Steven and Susan Hauff
Janet Sherman
In Memory of Gerald Boe
Darlene Boe
In Memory of Gloria Landborg
Wayne and Sandie Mulder
In Memory of Jack Dyvig
Judy Winter
In Memory of Jim Christopherson
Dennis and Pam Hanneman
In Memory of Jim Croston
Fred and Susan Aderhold
In Memory of Jim Jarman
Mary Birkeland
Michael & Deborah Olson
Greg and Karen Schultz
Gary and Darlene Murra
Curtis and Elaine Sandvall
Gayle Hooper
Donna Wilson
Steven and Susan Hauff
Glenn and Cindy Wika
Wayne and Sonja Hughes
Deborah Haak
James and Carol Oakland
Jo Ellen Callies
Bill and Dee Brieher
Carol Weisz
Luann Decker and Jolene Selberg
Patrick Beckman
In Memory of Jim Spicer
Deanna Spicer
In Memory of JoAnn Carthel
Wayne and Sandie Mulder
In Memory of John Engstrom
Ronald and Martha Rossing
In Memory of Marino Melsted
Dan and Margretta Van Schepen
In Memory of Marj Hanson
Norman Eitrheim
In Memory of Mike Houk
James and Carol Oakland
Eleanor McMahon
In Memory of Paula Ruud
Steve and Susan Hauff
Dennis and Pam Hanneman
Steve and Jane Sahly
In Memory of Shelley Fetters
David Fetters
In Memory of Tom Smook
Ellen Smook
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8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.Friday8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. - Office Address
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Our Savior's Lutheran Church909 W. 33rd St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Worship Services –
Festive Saturday: 5:00 p.m., Sanctuary.
Celebrate: 8:45 a.m., Celebrate Center.
Festive: 11:00 a.m., Sanctuary.