College Students Compete in Marketing Competition

Students from across the country will be in St. Louis April 12 to compete in the second annual Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) National Student Marketing Competition. LCEF--located in Sunset Hills--is a servant partner of The Lutheran Church--Misouri Synod (LCMS), located in Kirkwood. LCEF is a not-for-profit provider of low-cost loans and ministry-enhancing resources to LCMS ministries and rostered church workers through the investment support of church members.

Nearly 25 students are participating in the competition and attend six schools that are part of the LCMS' education system: Concordia University, Irvine, Calif.; Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.; Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn.; Concordia College—New York, Bronxville; Concordia University Texas, Austin; and Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon. 

“We are pleased to sponsor this competition and present our Concordia students with an opportunity to do work similar to that which they may ultimately do following their graduation,” said Richard C. Robertson, LCEF President/CEO. “Based on the impressive work and presentations of last year’s teams, we look forward to seeing the ideas and creative work of this year’s participants.”

 Each school has assembled a team of students studying business and marketing that will research and develop a marketing campaign from beginning to end, with the goal of creating awareness and bringing in new LCEF investors from among the Concordia University communities. Representatives from each team will present their research findings and resulting campaigns to a judging panel at the LCMS International Center. Winners will be named at a banquet following the event to celebrate their work.

For updates on the competition, visit LCEF’s website (lcef.org) or Facebook page (facebook.com/MyLCEF).

LCEF Mission

The mission of LCEF is to support the church in fulfilling its mission of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ by being a Christ-centered servant partner of the LCMS, ensuring funds and services are available now and in the future.