Dream Fund

Lutheran Marriage Encounter has been sponsoring marriage enrichment experiences since 1976, leading thousands of couples into stronger relationships, with deepening intimate communication.

Near the close of each experience, the presenting team shares with couples the dream of bringing Marriage Encounter to many more couples around the world, and asks couples to invest in the dream with any financial contribution possible. Through the years, these “pay it forward” contributions received from couples have been placed in our “Dream Fund” and make it possible for any couple to attend an experience despite financial hardship.

What are Lutheran Marriage Encounter’s dreams?

We DREAM of:

  • Helping couples whose lives are stressed by finances to be able to attend Marriage Encounter experiences,
  • Reaching out to new areas across North America with Marriage Encounter experiences,
  • Providing free and varied post-experience activities and resources to continue the wonderful growth of the Encounter, and
  • Getting the word out about our program through a variety of marketing activities.

What are Lutheran Marriage Encounter’s dreams?

We DREAM of:

  • Helping couples whose lives are stressed by finances to be able to attend Marriage Encounter experiences,
  • Reaching out to new areas across North America with Marriage Encounter experiences,
  • Providing free and varied post-experience activities and resources to continue the wonderful growth of the Encounter, and
  • Getting the word out about our program through a variety of marketing activities.

Lutheran Marriage Encounter has been changing lives of couples for over 50 years. This is largely due to the fact that many couples who have attended an experience still continue their financial support with generous hearts in gratitude for the skills and insights they learned during their Marriage Encounter experience.