Church Support

Fox Valley Lutheran High School is owned and operated by a federation of 42 WELS (Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod) churches from across the Fox River Valley.  Each congregation is represented in the government of the school with representation on the school's General Board which meets three times annually.

By General Board resolution, the congregations are to cover 40 percent of the operating cost of the school's annual budget.  While there are a number of congregations do support at the 40 percent level, currently operational support from the Federation congregations is at 20 percent of the total budget. This shortfall puts greater pressure on tuition (over 70% of budget) and third source income (over 10% of budget) as ways to fund our ministry.

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Over the last fifteen years, Federation church support for the operating budget has reached these support levels.

• 2000-01 = $661,671
• 2001-02 = $738,511
• 2002-03 = $732,023
• 2003-04 = $776,680
• 2004-05 = $789,117
• 2005-06 = $776,117
• 2006-07 = $800,000
• 2007-08 = $864,699
• 2008-09 = $879,551
• 2009-10 = $850,000
• 2010-11 = $866,482
• 2011-12 = $877,013
• 2012-13 = $907,055
• 2013-14 = $913,040
• 2014-15 = $925,500
• 2015-16 = $950,000

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At the same time, the Growing in Grace stewardship effort has also been generating an average of over $300,000 annually to pay down the debt on the new campus. Plans call for this debt to be retired in 2020 God-willing.

We recognize that God give us all we have. In thankfulness, we respond to His grace. We can say "thank you" to our Lord by giving of our time, talent, and treasure in His service.