A primary object of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League is to gather funds for mission grants, including those directly sponsored or approved by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS).
Funding
· Mite offerings fund the grants.
· Districts retain 75 percent or less of the mite offerings received; 25 percent or more is sent to the LWML.
· Major portions of these funds are allocated for district and national grants.
LWML members, societies, zones, circuit mission councils, and synod boards and Recognized Service Organizations (RSO) of LCMS may submit mission grant proposals.
1. Proposals for grants outside of the Michigan District must be endorsed and approved by the president of the synodical district in which the project is located.
2. Proposals for grants outside the United States must be endorsed and approved by the president of the partner church in the country in which the project is located.
Proposals must be submitted to the Vice President for Mission Outreach of the Michigan District LWML
The grant proposal must be submitted – postmarked -- by October 31 of the odd-numbered years.
Grant must:
1. Not exceed request for $25,000;
2. Be mission in emphasis - extending the ministry of the Word;
3. Fit into the plans and projections of the Michigan District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod ;
4. Be with the doctrine and tenets of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod;
Here are the links to the following documents to use for submitting grants (Located at the bottom of the "Resource Helps" website tab page)
Cover Letter for Grant Proposal Guidelines & Criteria summary
Cover Page for Mission Grant Proposal (Word doc)
Resolution Page for Grant Proposal (Word doc)
Funds to assist in the ministry of the Orphan Grain Train.
Urban renewal
Scholarships to attend St Martin Lutheran School for the Deaf.
Food and clothing needs of seminary students and their families.
Lutheran Heritage Foundation will develop resources for teenagers around the world.
Ministry in Detroit through Family of God Lutheran Church.
This grant will provide assistance to women studying to be a deaconess or professional church worker. Next deadline for applicants: August 31, 2023
Assistance for families served through Lutheran Special Education Ministries in Michigan.
Assistance for resources developed by Lutheran Braille Workers.
Support for MOST ministries, short term mission trips.
Funds to support "Gifts for All God's Children", a year-round program replicated to additional churches. Grant has been approved to be continued for completion of funding in Biennium 2024-2026.
Support for programs for the aging and unchurched through weekly television on Worship Anew.
Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Generational Church programs through Cross Point Church (LCMS) and POBLO, in Macomb County, Michigan.
A 15-passenger van will assist with inner city ministry to the unchurched with transportation challenges in Pontiac, MI.