The Martin Luther College family thanks you for your generosity and rejoices in the Lord for your support. Your gifts further the mission of MLC and WELS as we train men and women to proclaim the Word of God faithfully.
Click the buttons below to donate online or download, print, and return a donation form to MLC.
You can also:
Donate via text
Text a keyword below to 507.223.4344 and give to the corresponding fund
Call us at
507.354.8221 x295
Mail a check to
Martin Luther College
1995 Luther Ct
New Ulm MN 56073
Pursuing Excellence Under the Cross is our long-range strategic plan for preparing the next generation of called workers for your congregation through your WELS College of Ministry. You can be a catalyst to help realize a generational vision for our future called workers.
Competency-Based Education
An online educational pathway to the WELS teaching ministry for adults who cannot come to New Ulm for the traditional four-year campus experience.
Congregational Partner Grant Program
Your donations will be used to match congregations’ gifts to MLC for their sons and daughters studying for the public ministry.
In the 2023-24 academic year, MLC matched $1,325 per student per year.
535 students were supported by CPCG.
284 Congregations participated in CPGP.
$665,630 was matched by MLC in the program.
In the 2024-25 academic year, MLC will match up to $1,450 per student per year.
Facilities– Residence Hall Enhancements
Gifts of all sizes will be directed to campus enhancement priorities.
Financial Aid
Give a gift in any amount to help us make the 10% boost to all financial aid received by our students!
Your donations will help ensure that students committed to ministerial training can attend MLC despite financial obstacles and can graduate from MLC without excessive debt.
MLC Day (Click Here to Donate)
Support MLC – It’s students, faculty, and staff with your prayers, encouragement, and financial donations.
MLC Day is part of a year-long effort to raise just over $750,000 to meet our commitment of matching the
gifts from congregations who support their MLC students.
Additional gifts now will help us meet that commitment.
MLC Fund (Unrestricted, Operating)
Your gifts to the MLC Fund go to work immediately, supporting vital classroom instruction, essential student services, and facility maintenance–all the critical infrastructure that supports our students on their journey to the public ministry.
Named Scholarships (Click Here to Donate)
Establish a named scholarship to assist students based on merit or need.
View directory of our named scholarships & endowments. (Donatation link is also located here.)
Other giving opportunities
Alumni Fund
The Alumni Board created the Alumni Fund at MLC. One hundred percent of your gifts to the Alumni Fund will be used to fund the Alumni Scholarship and MLC projects selected by the Board.
Daylight Program
Every year MLC partners with mission minded congregations to send MLC students to fill mission needs all over the WELS and in international mission fields through our Daylight Program.
Early Childhood Ministry
Your donations will be used where MLC needs them most for Early Childhood Ministry.
International Student Aid Fund
Your donations will help us train international students so they can take the gospel back to their own countries all over the world.
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Your donations will be used to fund Auxiliary projects that have been submitted by MLC professors.
Old Main Entrance
We plan to replace the entrance stairway and repair the foundation along the front of the building. The new design honors the heritage of the old building while creating an aesthetically pleasing covered entrance that is safe and protected from winter damage.
Operating Endowment Fund
Your donations will provide perpetual benefits to MLC as this fund grows and its annual distribution supplements the MLC operating budget.
Scholarship Endowment Fund
Your donations will provide perpetual benefits to MLC as this fund grows and its distribution supplements financial aid to MLC students.
Urban Ministry
Your donations will assist in funding the Urban Ministry minor to meet the need for more teachers qualified to teach in urban schools.
Many companies offer matching gifts if employees give to a non-profit or educational institution. Please check with your employer to see if such a program exists, or try the Match Finder below. If you have any questions at all, please call the MLC Mission Advancement Office at (507) 354-8221 ext. 295.
Use this tool to check if your employer matches gifts.
