McKanna-Sandrock Retreat Center Named at Lutheranch
Jim and Vivien McKanna
When Dr. Jim McKanna learned that funding wasn't yet in place to build the full 40-room retreat center at Lutheranch and the Board was considering phased construction, he became very concerned. McKanna had been a NovusWay donor for several years, and he was part of the major gifts team in the Nashville area for the "Standing on the Promise" campaign for Lutheranch. Based on his own camping experience at Long Lake Lutheran Camp in Wisconsin, McKanna knew the importance of the retreat center in developing programs at Lutheranch and the benefits it would bring to Lutherans across the southeastern United States.
After discussions with Bishop H. Julian Gordy, Southeastern Synod, to determine what it would take to build the full 40-room retreat center McKanna and his wife, Vivien Casagrande, have responded by making a very generous $2.2 million commitment over a three-year period (2015-2017). This extraordinary gift prompted the NovusWay Board of Trustees to authorize the architect to finalize construction documents for the retreat center. If all goes as planned, construction on the McKanna-Sandrock Retreat Center will begin in summer 2016. The center will feature 40 double occupancy guest rooms with private bathrooms, three conference rooms, and a large meeting/dining room, scenically set overlooking Stender Lake.
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