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ELS Military Monument

The goal of this project is to construct a beautiful tribute to our veterans on Bethany Lutheran College campus. The monument will serve to honor any and all veterans and ensure that this and future generations will be aware of the cost of the freedoms they enjoy as citizens of our great nation through this God-pleasing vocation of warrior. The ELS Military Monument Committee has established a Veteran’s Day 2020 through Memorial Day 2021 Matching Funds Challenge. We invite all donors to double the impact of their offering from Nov. 11, 2020 – May 31, 2021. We already have commitments of a $32,600 match and expect in the weeks to come that we will be increasing this amount and will announce periodically when the match amount is increased. These donors are challenging us in the ELS and beyond to give to this worthwhile project. Please consider a generous (tax deductible) contribution to be matched dollar for dollar during this designated time period. (While not part of this match offer, we continue to encourage contributions honoring individual veterans with engraved pavers, benches and branch pillars to be part of the site. Ordering information at the links below.

Donate to the Military Monument Project

Military Monument Rationale:

  • To honor past and current veterans in ELS congregations; BLC Alumni; and friends of the ELS and BLC.
  • To value military vocations in our midst according to our Lutheran understanding as taught in the Fourth & Fifth Commandments, First Article, Fourth Petition, and Table of Duties.
  • To contribute to a clear confession of the Biblical role of government power in the world under God.
  • To encourage the consideration and pursuit of military service among young Christian men and women in our midst.
  • To show support to BLC and BLTS students who also serve in the Reserves/Guard/National Guard.
  • To have a place for programs of recognition and services of prayer on or around Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other appropriate occasions.
  • To establish a military/veteran page on ELS/BLC websites with pertinent information collected both in the ELS Archives and Museum for recognition and research.
  • To have a rallying point of encouragement for any future ROTC students that may eventually be enrolled at BLC.

Click here to download paver order form.

Click here to download bench and pillar order form.

Click here to download bulletin insert.

Update- January, 2021

Our U.S. Military Veterans Protect our Culture of Life:

When you consider the enemies our veterans have been called upon to face over our recent history, it has been against cultures of death. Although in our country we have seen a shift since 1973 when abortion has been legalized in our land, more and more voices in our midst are sounding foreign to our culture of life. In this month when many of us pause in humility and prayer remembering the day of that shameful SCOTUS ruling, calling upon our merciful Lord, it would be good to show our commitment to the protection of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness by honoring those who have bravely served to preserve it for us all. One such way would be by giving to the ELS Military Monument. Until May 31, your gifts to this project will be matched dollar for dollar. Please see the graph of donations for this project thus far and prayerfully consider contributing to this way of honoring life among us.

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