"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

Bervin Mirtsching

Bervin D. Mirtsching is a Ministry Advancement Officer for Lutheran Hour Ministries, a position he has held since December 2001.

In his current position, Mirtsching 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. Mirtsching works specifically with donors in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

Prior to joining Lutheran Hour Ministries, Mirtsching served as a Ministry Advancement Officer for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Foundation and in multiple roles of increasing importance within the Office of the Attorney General's Worker's Compensation Division for the State of Texas.

Mirtsching earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. Mirtsching is also a member of the Association of Lutheran Development Executives and the National Committee on Planned Giving. He also serves as Elder for his home church, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas.

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.