See also TALC 4/2 Administrative History.
Entrusted with the responsibility of managing the business affairs of The American Lutheran Church (TALC), the Board of Trustees sought as its role within the churchwide organization the support of the work of the boards, districts, and institutions that comprised the TALC. The Board of Trustees comprised nine members before the reorganization that occurred in 1972 and ten members after the reorganization. Under its direction it had three committees: personnel, investment, and stewardship. After the 1972 reorganization only the responsibilities of the personnel and investment committees remained with the board. Board duties included managing the assets of the church, which included land, buildings, equipment of college-owned welfare institutions, seminaries and colleges, and annuities, endowments, pensions, and church extension funds. Through its personnel committee it worked to establish fair work and wage policies. The board also administered the insurance programs for the church and its related institutions. It was responsible for preparing the annual budget for the church and dispensing funds received for the various programs of work administered by departments of the church.
From the description of Board of Trustees Records 1958-1970 ; 1960-1970. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 77225588
