While Gloria Dei has various Bible Studies primarily focused upon for women and different groups whose interest is primarily caring for a specific needs or projects within the congregation and the at-large community, one of the ongoing Women’s Ministry programs at Gloria Dei is our Lutheran Women in Mission group, also known as the LWML.
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League is the official women’s auxiliary organization of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod based in St. Louis and recently celebrated its 65th anniversary of serving our Lord and Savior. There are over 250,000 ACTIVE women who dedicate their talent and time to this organization.

The objectives of the LWML are:

Mission Inspiration: Women are inspired by the Word to fulfill the Lord’s command to go ...and teach all nations...

Mission Education: Women are alerted to opportunities and equipped to serve the Lord whenever and wherever He has need of us.

Mission Service: Women help the needy through Servant Events, in their communities through the LWML and through their congregations.

Mission Grants: Women support various mission grants in sharing the Gospel with others in our district, our nation, and around the word.

THE MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League is to assist each woman of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in affirming her relationship with the Triune God so that she is enabled to use her gifts in ministry to the people of the world.

OUR MOTTO: Serve the Lord with Gladness (Psalm 100:2)

OUR COLORS: Purple and Gold

OUR MAGAZINES: The Quarterly (national) and The Evangel (district)

EVENTS:

National Conventions held biennially in odd numbered years, usually June or July.
District Conventions held biennially in even numbered years, usually in the fall.
District Retreats held in odd numbered years, usually in the fall. Zone Rallies usually held twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

MITE BOXES: LWML MISSION GRANTS are funded through volunteer contributions. Each supporter of the LWML places coins (mites) into an LWML MITE BOX AS A THANK OFFERING TO God and with a prayer for our world-wide missions. Contributions are collected locally and sent to the LWML FL/GA District. Monies are divided with 75% for the FL/GA District and 25% is sent in to be applied to the LWML national mission goals. Over $1,850,000 will be collected over the next two years through our loose change and mites for mission grants in the United States as well all over the world.

Scholarship funds are also available to LCMS students who enter the Concordia educational system to become pastors, teachers, DECs, etc.

GIFTS FROM THE HEART: At our events, we have an ingathering of various needs which a named recipient may need, and we refer to this ingathering of items as Gifts from the Heart. The host of each event selects their own charity, ministry or mission to be recognized and yes, there can be truckloads of gathered items.

SERVANT EVENTS: Servant activities precede any convention or retreat wherein volunteers dedicate their time and talents to making a difference for others whether it be marking Scripture for prison ministry, making seed packets, making bird houses, or a host of activities to help spread God’s message of hope around the world.

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