Becoming A Member
As members of Lutheran Valley Ranch (LVR), we are committed to a Christ – centered outdoor ministry both in spirit and as specified by the articles of incorporation and the By – Laws. Lutheran Valley Ranch as a corporation contributes generously to Lutheran Valley Retreat. One of the individual responsibilities of membership is the “……support of the activities, purposes and goals of Lutheran Valley Retreat….”
We hope you will remember Lutheran Valley Retreat both in the form of your prayers to Almighty God and in the form of contributions of a portion of your wealth and your time in volunteer service.
Full membership benefits
LVR maintains an environment for healthy, relaxed recreation by providing each Full Membership with the exclusive use (within the corporate Rules and Regulations ) of a designated parcel of approximately five acres in size. The Ranch House is for the use of all members and provides opportunities for fellowship as well as shower facilities and ice and a convenient dump station for your RV. LVR also maintains natural resources including ponds stocked with trout to further enhance the outdoor experience.
While membership carries with it the right to use the land, the ownership of the land remains with the Corporation. A member cannot “sell” their parcel to another person. The ownership of improvements, however, such as a dwellings, electric service or a water well, remains with the member and is not the property of the Corporation.
The LVR Board of Directors maintains two waiting lists of prospective new full members: one for those desiring a membership without a dwelling and another for those wanting a dwelling. A prospective member may request to be on both lists if he or she wishes to consider either type of membership. When membership vacancies occur for any reason, that membership is offered to the prospective members on the appropriate list. It is assigned to the interested party who has been on the list for the longest period of time.
Associate member benefits
In order to broaden the participation in LVR, another form of membership, Associate Membership, has been created. This form of membership carries with it all the rights and privileges of Full Membership, except for the use of a five – acre parcel. It permits the shared use of a parcel with a friend who is a full Member by arrangement with them.
Costs and fees
If you wish to be considered for membership in Lutheran Valley Ranch, your name can be placed on the waiting-list for a membership for consideration as vacancies arise. Simply send your name and address together with your phone number and that of a relative or friend (who will know your whereabouts should you move) to our PO Box at the location shown on the contacts page for this site.
The current fee schedule established by the association is as follows:
Full Membership…………………………….$2,500.00
Annual dues (Full members)……………..$700.00
Annual dues (Associate members)………$150.00
(as of 2024 Annual Meeting)
Link to Membership Application Form
Link to Associate Membership Application Form
Link to Lot Selection Form
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