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Lutheran Women in Mission
South Wisconsin District
Our Mission & Purpose
The LWML SWD exists to help each woman in our district affirm her relationship with the Triune God so that she is enabled to use her God-given gifts in reaching out with Christ’s love to her church, neighborhood, and the world. We equip one another through Bible study, prayer, mission education, and joyful service.
News
Spring 2026 Mission Lamp
The May 2026 Mission Lamp is ready for you to read! Get it here or click on the Gold Mission Lamp button near the top of the Home Page!
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Grant #7 Now Funded!
Concordia Seminary Fort Wayne Food Co-op is open 50 weeks per year for weekly shopping . The funds from this Mission Grant will be used to purchase weekly-perishable food items, diapers, wipes, paper products to fill the shelves of the Food Co-op. The Co-op currently spends approximately $7,700 a month on items such as eggs, cheese, milk, ground beef, fresh fruits and vegetables.
This Food Co-op enables seminary students and their families to shop there at no cost to themselves. Nearly 60 per cent of the students are married, second career with families. The seminary students no longer have the same financial flow of funds but continue to have the same financial needs.
This Food Co-op has been in operation for almost 50 years and continues operating through gifts, grants and endowments. Because the Co-op is such a vital part of the seminary students’ lives, it is important that the seminary continue to raise funds to supply food for the Food Co-op.
President Cinda Poppe is seen here presenting the check for $15,000 to the Food Co-op.
Grant #8 Now Funded
Camp LuWiSoMo is an LCMS camp within our South Wisconsin District that provides campers the opportunity to learn about their Savior and grow in their faith. Families of many campers are not able to afford the full cost of the camp. To meet their goal of enabling all children/ young people to attend camp, no matter their financial situation, camper scholarship funds are essential.
The current camp budget does not allow for funding any discount camper rates or fund camper scholarships. The 2024-2026 Mission Grant of $20,000 for camper scholarships would have enabled 100-150 campers to attend the camp. Unfortunately, at this time only a partial mission grant can be funded. This partial mission grant is administered through a designated Camper Scholarship Fund that ensures these funds are used only for this purpose.
Even though all the 2024-2026 Mission Grants are now funded, DO NOT STOP filling those mite boxes! There are mission grants to be voted on at our June convention!
Judy Gitzlaff
VP of Special Focus Ministries and Mission Grants
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