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Lutheran Women in Mission
Since 1942, the LWML has affirmed each woman’s identity as a child of God and her relationship with Jesus Christ, encouraged and equipped Christian women t live out their lives in active service mission ministries, and supported missions around the world through their sacrificial gifts of mites, tithes, offerings, and tireless service. Now is our time to “Be Ready to Confess!” faithfully and boldly of Christ’s redemptive work for us and for all the world.
Mission Statement
LWML Selects 2026 Mission Projects
This has been a busy year for Lutheran Women in Mission (LWML) as we prayfully selected our new mission projects for this year. Tradionally, we select an international project, a national project and a local project. All of the projects selected are wonderful opportunities to further the love and compassion of Christ. We have set a higher goal to support the international and national projects at $1,000 each and the local project at $500.
2026 Mission Projects
International – Voice of the Martyrs (VOM)
The Voice of the Martyrs continues this mission around the world today through the following purposes:
- To encourage and empower Christians to fulfill the Great Commission in areas of the world where they are persecuted for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- To provide practical relief and spiritual support to the families of Christian martyrs.
- To equip persecuted Christians to love and win to Christ those who are opposed to the gospel in their part of the world.
- To undertake projects of encouragement, helping believers rebuild their lives and Christian witness in countries where they have formerly suffered oppression.
- To promote the fellowship of all believers by informing the world of the faith and courage of persecuted Christians, thereby inspiring believers to a deeper level of commitment to Christ and involvement in his Great Commission.
Learn more about VOM at this link https://www.persecution.com/about/
National – Feeding America
Feeding America is a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs. Our common goal is simple: help people get the food and resources they need to thrive.
Everything we do focuses on getting nutritious food to communities – from sourcing food donations to advocating for policies that end hunger. We all deserve to have enough food to eat without worrying about if we can afford it. At Feeding America, we are working to make this a reality by working with a network of over 250 food banks and 60,000 meal programs that support communities in accessing food without judgment or stigma.
As advocates we work for policies that improve food security for everyone. We work with lawmakers to make it easier for people to get food by expanding access to food assistance programs.
Feeding America works with the food companies and farmers to supply food that would otherwise go to waste. Last year, the Feeding America network rescued 4.3 billion pounds of food and groceries. Network food banks collect, store and distribute to local pantries and meal programs. The network’s food pantries and meal programs distribute food to their communities.
Disaster Response–when disaster strikes, people experiencing food insecurity are often hit the hardest. As one of the nation’s largest disaster relief organizations, we are there before, during and after a disaster to help communities get food and emergency assistance.
There is more to ending hunger than just food, so we partner with organizations to address underlying causes of hunger so people can thrive. We work with lawmakers to make it easier for people to get food by expanding access to food assistance programs. Learn more about Feeding America at this link https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america
Local – The WellHouse
The WellHouse began when a survivor of human trafficking determined that there needed to be a place of safety and trust for victims not yet rescued. Her outreach, and that of others, to women in the Woodlawn area, close to the I-20 corridor, led her to realize that there were no shelters solely for trafficked victims. She then conceived the idea of a home with no prerequisites or requirements that often hinder victims from obtaining needed assistance. The WellHouse was born from this vision.
We are a 24-hour shelter offering immediate assistance to trafficked women who are rescued from anywhere in the United States. Entry requirements to programs, such as a state identification, proof of homelessness and a birth certificate, can undermine a woman’s access to an immediate, safe environment; therefore, these have been eliminated. We welcome victim survivors who desire help and who want to move toward becoming Overcomers! There is nothing lacking at The WellHouse that would hinder success, and there is everything to gain for a life that was once hopeless.
The WellHouse name is taken from the Bible’s story of the Samaritan woman at the well, because we are a “place where women never have to thirst again,” John 4:11-15. Learn more about the WellHouse at this link: https://www.the-wellhouse.org/our-story
Frances Burks Foy
President, First Lutheran LWML
2 Peter 3:18 – Growing in God’s Grace
First Lutheran LWML
(Lutheran Women Missionary League) Society
“… and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”…
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