"They (the LHM gift planning department) answered all my questions and were very helpful. I would recommend them to anyone looking for gift planning assistance."

-A donor in Iowa

Steve DeBoer

Steve DeBoer serves as Ministry Advancement Officer for Lutheran Hour Ministries. In his position, DeBoer offers deferred and current gifting solutions for donors to further Lutheran Hour Ministries' mission of Bringing Christ to the Nations–and the Nations to the Church.

A resident of East Lansing, Michigan, DeBoer is responsible for cultivating donors in Indiana, Michigan, Montana, and North and South Dakota. He focuses on estate plans, trusts, gift annuities, life insurance, property, as well as direct gifts.

Prior to joining LHM, DeBoer served as Vice President for Advancement and Director of Development for Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Earlier in his career, he served with the Michigan State Police for nearly 27 years, retiring as a Lt. Colonel in 1998. He holds a master's degree in public administration from Western Michigan University and a bachelor's degree from Hope College.

DeBoer, his wife Joy, and daughters Melissa and Lindsey are members of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Haslett, Michigan, where he chairs the building committee and serves on the planning and goals committee.

Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) is a Christian outreach ministry supporting churches worldwide in its mission of Bringing Christ to the Nations—and the Nations to the Church. It is also a volunteer movement more than 100,000 people strong. LHM produces Christian radio and TV programming for broadcast, as well as Internet and print communications, dramas, music, and outreach materials, to reach the unchurched in more than 40 countries. LHM's flagship program, The Lutheran Hour, is the world's longest-running Christian outreach radio program. It airs weekly on more than 800 stations.