Disbanding church donates $328K to Lutherlyn
The ties between Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church and Lutherlyn go back to the 1940s, when Lutherlyn’s first director, Russell Steininger, was a member at the church.
As part of its legacy plan to disseminate the last of its funds before dissolving as an organization, Grace@Cavalry church, which was located at 123 E. Diamond St., donated $328,000 to Lutherlyn on Thursday — the last major financial contribution the church plans to make.
Deb Roberts, executive director of Lutherlyn, said the donation will help bring the connection between the two entities full-circle.
“The timing is incredible because we just started a capital campaign,” she said. “One of the projects is renovating the Russell Steininger Memorial Amphitheater; every Friday night our campers have our closing worship in that amphitheater, so years and years and years-worth of campers have memories in that space.”
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