Serve the Lord with Gladness
South Wisconsin District
Grants
The 2024-2026 biennium theme is “Together in Christ we are motivated to love, serve, gather and encourage.” Our biennium Bible verse is Hebrews 10:24-25: And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. The mission goal voted on at the 2024 LWML-SWD convention in June was $220,000. Twenty five percent of this amount will be sent to national LWML for the national mission grants voted on at the Milwaukee 2023 convention. Our district will have $165,000 to pay the district mission grants over the next two years. We also had an overage of $16,000 due to previous mission grant monies being returned to us. This made it possible to pay the first mission grant to Orphan Grain Train within 16 days of the convention. Please continue to fill those Mite boxes!-
2024-2026 Biennium Orphan Grain Train - WI Branch$15000 FundedWhile the Orphan Grain Train continues to receive needed humanitarian supplies through donations which are then distributed both nationally and internationally, it requests funds to assist with the cost of shipping. Costs to ship a container may vary from $6,000 to $12,000 and they are on record for shipping at least 12 per year. (RSO) -
2024-2026 Biennium Lutheran Counseling and Family Services of WI Child Therapy Expansion - Mental Health Coverage$25000 FundedWith the counseling skills of the staff at LCFS and a vision of expansion to serve more youth, the goal is to expand the Child Outreach Therapy program that reaches children and their support networks and brings them to a better place in life through the message of the Gospel. (RSO) -
2024-2026 Biennium South WI District Church Worker Student$30000 UnfundedThe South Wisconsin District office allocates scholarships to students enrolled in a Concordia University and intending to serve the church as a pastor, teacher, deaconess, etc. Over the next two years this money will be distributed to those who apply and qualify. -
2024-2026 Biennium Lutheran Church Charities Comfort Dogs - WI$21000 UnfundedThere are 7 comfort dogs with host families/congregations/institutions in South Wisconsin. Often, they are called upon to deploy to disaster areas and this is an “out of pocket” expense for those sponsoring the dogs. These funds would be equally distributed between the host dog entities to supplement their support/care/travel funds. (RSO) -
2024-2026 Biennium Teaching God's Children with Special Needs: Journey School$50000 UnfundedJourneys Lutheran School (formerly Lutheran Special School) continues to embrace students in grades 3-12 with special needs. Their programs facilitate the educational goals of individualized instruction and growth along with the sharing of the Gospel. This request is toward the purchase of 2 passenger vans which will be used to transport students to field trips and other opportunities supplementing what they currently do as well as use in the school to work program. -
2024-2026 Biennium Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Milwaukee Restoration$25000 UnfundedIn 2018, historic Trinity Lutheran Church in Milwaukee was extensively damaged by a fire. Insurance covered 67% needed for reconstruction. Further funds are needed to re-furnish the sanctuary so that the presence of Trinity stays strong in the downtown area. -
2024-2026 Biennium Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, IN - Food Co-op$15000 UnfundedThe Food and Clothing Co-op at Concordia Seminary, Fort Wayne, works to encourage and financially support students through its programs. The request for $15,000 is specifically to purchase perishable food items for the 2024-2026 biennium. -
2024-2026 Biennium Camp LuWiSoMo Camper Scholarships - Partial Funding$548 UnfundedCamp LuWiSoMo in Wild Rose, Wisc. works with families that cannot afford the full cost of camp for their children. This Scholarship Fund has been a vital part of assisting them to make it possible to pay the fee so that many children who otherwise would not be able to attend camp are able to do so. (RSO)