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Leader Letter

Why A Year of Service Never Ends

A teacher of mine used to say that the why question is very important because it tells you a lot about yourself. June is a busy month at Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) as staff continue to recruit and prepare for the end of one cohort’s year and beginning of another cohort’s year in a few short months. It’s also a busy season for outgoing Volunteers as they think about finishing up their year and what comes next. Incoming Volunteers are busy with summer activities and for many, but not all, thinking about life after graduation. But, the question of why folks consider doing a serviceRead More →

2018-06-20
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: June 20, 2018
In: Alumni Profile, Leader Letter
Tagged: alum, Community, LIFE in Service, Living LVC Values, Luther Place, serve

November News: Welcoming Tait Danielson Castillo

In September, we welcomed LVC Baltimore Alum (1997-1998) Tait Danielson Castillo onto our staff as our Major Gifts Officer. Tait has been raising funds and building upon the strengths of non-profits for over 20 years. As a graduate of Wittenberg University, he has focused his career on advocacy for under-resourced and new immigrant communities.  Tait completed his year of service with LVC in 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Twin Cities of Minnesota where he spent another year becoming an ACORN trained community organizer. He invested another 13 years in Minnesota, working at local and international non-profit organizations. Thanks to Tait’s development accomplishments, the CenterRead More →

2017-11-29
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: November 29, 2017
In: Leader Letter, Newsletter
Tagged: alum, Community, fundraising, Leader Letter, New Staff

Catching Up With Alumni: Peter Spuit and Kaydee Kirk

Kaydee Kirk (’98-’99) and Peter Spuit (’99-’00) are two Lutheran Volunteer Corps alumni who live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kaydee is a graduate of Augsburg College and lived in Dag Hammarskjold House during her LVC year in Washington, D.C., and Peter is a graduate of Luther College and lived in Imani House during his LVC year in Minneapolis. We caught up with the two of them recently to hear what they’ve been up to and how LVC has continued to impact their lives. Both consider their service year with LVC to be transformational and greatly appreciate the many ways that LVC shaped them. Can you speakRead More →

2017-03-27
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: March 27, 2017
In: Alumni Profile, Featured, Leader Letter, Newsletter
Tagged: alum, Alumni Profile, Community, Cultivate Justice, Food Justice, Leader Letter, Living LVC Values, Minneapolis, Twin Cities, Washington DC

1st Annual Steinbruck Leadership Award Recipients

1ST ANNUAL REV. JOHN STEINBRUCK LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED Pastors Kelly Chatman of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN and Yehiel Curry of Shekinah Chapel in Riverdale, IL have been selected as the first recipients of the Rev. John Steinbruck Leadership Award. This award honors their faithful commitment to youth development, bold leadership, and power building within community. The Steinbruck Award honors the late Pastor John Steinbruck who led Luther Place Memorial Church in prophetic work to create social justice in Washington, D.C. John Steinbruck was also one of the founders of the Lutheran Volunteer Corps. The award honors individuals who demonstrate visionary leadership expressed throughRead More →

2016-12-07
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: December 7, 2016
In: Awards & Recognition, History, Leader Letter, Regional News, Uncategorized
Tagged: Chicago, Leader Letter, Living LVC Values, Minneapolis

Expectations vs. Experience

Anna Jeide, 2016-17 Volunteer Dag Hammarskjold House, Washington, DC About seven months ago I was having lunch with my adviser at Luther College. With graduation fast approaching, I told her how excited I was to begin my year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps. For a long time I had felt called to participate in LVC, drawn by the promise of intentional community, a commitment to simple living, and the opportunity to work for justice. I was thrilled to be offered a position working directly with Latin@s as a Case Worker at La Clínica del Pueblo, a chance to put my Spanish major to good use byRead More →

2016-12-07
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: December 7, 2016
In: Leader Letter, Regional News, Volunteer Profile
Tagged: application, Community, Living LVC Values, National Orientation, Volunteer, Volunteer Profile, Washington DC
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