Message from President Cheryl and LWML National Board
What are Mission Grants?
The LWML Mission Grant Goal funds our mission grants. New LWML Mission Grants are selected every two years and freely given offerings are dedicated to these mission grants for the purpose of reaching out to others with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Lutheran Women in Mission Giving Day 2025
Our beloved September to Remember Giving Day is getting a fresh, new name and focus! Starting this year, we’ll celebrate Mission Possible Day — a day when we come together, in faith and action, to make an eternal impact through the mission grants we support.
Why the change? This new name reflects the heart of who we are and what we do: sharing the Gospel, serving communities, and making the mission possible.
Mark your calendars for September 16, 2025, and join us to transform lives and spread His love.
Together, we can make a difference!
Give on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, and DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!
Thanks to a generous donor, September to Remember donations will be matched, up to a total of $10,000 in matching funds!
How to donate:
Donate online on September 16, 2025, OR
Mail your donation labeled for “Mission Possible” or “Giving Day” to:
LWML
801 Seminary Place, Ste. L010
St. Louis, MO 63105
A Mission Grant Prayer
Dear Lord, we are blessed to be called Your children. Thank You for supplying our every need. Thank You for sending Your Son to be our Savior. Help us to share Your truth and Your love with our friends and neighbors. Help us to be blessings to others. May our mite offerings be used to bring Christ to the nations and to help those in need, especially those in need of Your saving grace. To You be the glory! In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen
Please see below information for our national convention
2025 LWML Convention Offering report:
#1-Mission Grant Goal $61,056.85
#2-Camp Linn Haven, Mountainside Lutheran Church, Newland,
North Carolina $45,934.92
#3-Grace Point Institute for Relational Help, Lincoln, Omaha, and Columbus, Nebraska $35,251.15
#4- Lutheran Early Response Team, Oklahoma District $36,866.88
Gifts from the Heart:
Camp Luther of Nebraska received life jackets, canoe paddles, reams of paper, disposable baking pans, $8,200 in supplies. Gift cards/cash-$6,884.00.
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska received $17,378.26 worth of essential items.
Gift cards/cash-$7,244.00
University of Nebraska at Lincoln Campus Ministry received Bibles, cookware, ping pong paddles. Gift cards/cash-$7,231.00.
Servant Events:1206 participants, 81 units of blood, 48,605 food packs assembled, 56 quilts tied, 339 onesies decorated, 300 First Responders toolkits, 106 braille books/calendars for LBW, 2544 witness bracelets for MOST Ministries, 265 cards for hope, 256 military thank you cards, 9,600 feminine products sewn.
Mission Walk: $105,590.73 for mites, 1627 walkers took approximately 3,436,224 steps (largest mission walk in LWML history!)
Tee-up for mites: 80 participants- $18,600 for mites
2025-2027 Mission Grant Recipients:
1. Regional Disaster Response LERT Shower Trailers — LCMS Office of National Mission, Disaster Response Ministry, U.S. — $81,500
2. Help for Ukraine’s Orphans and Displaced Persons — Orphan Grain Train, Europe — $100,000
3. Portable Laundry Trailer —Forged by Fire Services, U.S. — $100,700
4. The Perpetual Call for Pastors and Teachers — LCMS Office for Pastoral Education, U.S. — $100,000
5. Growing Together to Share Braille and Large Print — Lutheran Braille Workers, U.S. — $100,000
6. Christ-Centered Hope for Cancer Patients — Phil’s Friends, U.S. — $100,000
7. Light of Jesus Christ to Unwed Homeless Mothers — A Place of Refuge Ministries of South WI, Inc,
Wisconsin — $75,000
8. Building a Place of Care — Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, North Dakota — $60,000
9. Introducing Muslims to the Savior — Lutheran Heritage Foundation, Global — $100,000
10. Healing Your Heart — Faith-based Child Counseling — Lutheran Counseling and Family Services of Wisconsin, U.S. — $100,000
11. NOT ALONE: Gospel Help for Families in Crisis — Lutheran Family Service, Iowa — $92,500
12. Gospel Outreach Through the Digital Mission Field –— Lutheran Hour Ministries, U.S. — $100,000
13. Reaching God’s Children in Haiti — Trinity HOPE, Haiti — $61,782
14. Reaching Jewish People with the Gospel in Israel — The Apple of His Eye Mission Society, Asia —$100,000
15. Arch Books for Immigrant Children in the USA — Concordia Publishing House — Concordia Gospel Outreach, U.S. — $125,000
16. The Teaching of Lutheran Pastors in West Africa — Sierra Leone and Liberia — Project: Pastoral Education West Africa — $86,000
17. Mobilizing After School Care for Teens — Our Place After School Care Inc., Hastings, Nebraska —$69,500
18. Scholarships to Support International Deaconesses — Tanzania — Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Africa — $100,000
19. Support Rev. Roberto and Katie Weber — LCMS Missionaries to the Dominican Republic, North America — $10,0000
20. Mercy Triumphs: LCMS Prison Ministry — LCMS Office of National Mission, U.S. — $84,500
21. Shining a Bright Gospel Light — Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, Mobile, Alabama — $78,675
22. Redeeming Life New Moms and Babies Transition Home — Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries, Illinois— $100,000
23. Sharing Faith and Food with Single Mothers — Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Wichita, Kansas —$38,800
24. Ministry Scholarships for Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat — Arizona, U.S. — $100,000
25. Pastoral Wellness: Pastor Family Week — Camp Linn Haven, North Carolina — $15,000
26. Developing Capable Chrisian High School Leaders — Sioux Falls Lutheran School, South Dakota —$100,000
27. Teaching Christ to the Physically Handicapped — Luther High School of Greater New Orleans, Louisiana— $12,000
28. Mission Opportunities for a New Generation — MOST Ministries, Global — $50,000
29. Sharing God’s Love and Changing Lives of Families — Camp Restore Detroit, Michigan — $81,313
30. Increasing Access to Lutheran Counseling Services — Concordia Counseling: A Lutheran Outreach Ministry, Inc., Indiana — $100,000
31. Speaking Truth Around the Table — Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty, U.S. — $75,000
32. Proclaiming Christ in Honduras — Mision Evangelica Luterana Confesional en Honduras — $25,000
33. Reaching Out with God’s Love in a Safe Place — Forward, a Ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska — $100,000
Types of Grants
Schools
-Shining a Bright Gospel Light (21)
-Developing Capable Christian High School Leaders (26)
-Teaching Christ to the Physically Handicapped (27)
Gospel Outreach
-Introducing Muslims to the Savior (9)
-Gospel Outreach through the Digital Mission Field (12)
Human Care
-Regional Disaster Response LERT Shower Trailers (1)
-Help for Ukraine’s Orphans and Displaced Persons (2)
-Portable Laundry Trailer (3)
-Christ-Centered Hope for Cancer Patients (6)
-Light of Jessus Christ to Unwed Homeless Mothers (7)
-Building a Place of Care (8)
-NOT ALONE: Gospel Help for Families in Crisis (11)
-Reaching God’s Children in Haiti (14)
-Mobilizing After School Care for Teens (17)
-Mercy Triumphs: LCMS Prison Ministry (20)
-Redeeming Life New Moms and Babies Transition Home (22)
-Sharing Faith and Food with Single Mothers (23)
-Sharing God’s Love and Changing Lives of Families (29)
-Reaching out with God’s Love in a Safe Place (33)
Church Workers/Missionaries
-The Perpetual Call for Pastors and Teachers (4)
-The Teaching of Lutheran Pastor in West Africa—Sierra Leone and Liberia (16)
-Scholarships to Support International Deaconesses—Tanzania
-Ministry Scholarships for Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat (24)
-Pastoral Wellness: Pastor Family Week
-Support Rev. Roberto and Katie Weber (19)
-Mission Opportunities for a New Generation (28)
-Proclaiming Christ in Honduras (32)
Counseling
-Healing Your Heart—Faith-based Child Counseling (10)
-Increasing Access to Lutheran Counseling Services (30)
Books/Bible Translation/Braille
-Growing Together to Share Braille and Large Print (5)
-Arch Books for Immigrant Children in the USA (15)
Other
-Speaking Truth Around the Table (31)
Our newly elected officers from the national convention
New officers were elected for the 2025–2029 term.
Vice President of Christian Life: Shari Miller, LWML Montana District
Vice President of Communication: Linda Guteres, LWML Atlantic District
Vice President of Gospel Outreach: Anne Hartman, LWML North Wisconsin District
Recording Secretary: Dianna Just, LWML Oklahoma District
Pastoral Counselor: Rev. Michael Schmidt, LWML Kansas District
LWML Nominating Committee for the 2025–2027 Biennium:
Chairman: Deaconess Raquel Rojas, LWML Atlantic District
Katy Gifford, LWML Minnesota North District
Nicole Dowdell, LWML Central Ohio District
Patty Peters, LWML South Dakota District
Karen Drury, LWML Missouri District
LWML Board of Directors Approved Appointed Officers
Treasurer: Nila Rodriguez, LWML Pacific Southwest District
The LWML Mission Grant Goal for the 2025–2027 Biennium is $2,622,270.
This goal, by the grace of God, will fund 33 mission grants, as women and men respond in prayer and mite offerings during the next two years.
Information provided in this message is from the national office, E-news and the LWML website. President Cheryl
