Mission Grants
The purpose of the Mission Grants Committee is to review and publish mission grant requests, to oversee the distribution of approved mission grants money, and to encourage the giving of mites.
Scroll down for mite box information and a list of grants approved at the June 2024 Biennial Convention in Everett, Washington.
Mission Grants Committee:
Solveig Schick (Chair), Donna Chow, Carol Coerber
Greetings from Solveig Schick, VP of Gospel Outreach
How can we shine a light on missions?
That was the question I asked at a recent zone presidents meeting and I was overwhelmed with wonderful ideas. Some LWML groups highlight an LWML mission, using a story and devotion published on lwml.org during each monthly meeting; some groups post a “Mission of the Month” on their bulletin board, using the posters available on wa-aklwml.org; some have a periodic visit to the congregation from a caped “Mighty Mite” who points to how God uses the mite box to support His missions; some use a “Loud” mite offering in metal buckets to “drum” up support for missions; some put short mission descriptions in their church bulletins on the Sunday they collect mites; some include specific missions in their congregation’s prayers of the church. Through our mite offerings and the ministries they support, we participate in sharing the gospel throughout the world! Praise the Lord! And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation” (Mark 16:15).
Read Solveig's complete Gospel Outreach Report for January 2025.
More reports...
January 2025 report from the Mission Grants Committee
2024-2026 Biennium Mission Grants
Approved at the 2024 Biennial Convention
| Grant Recipient | Amount | Status to date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aid to Washington-Alaska District Scholarship Fund | $16,000 | $3,000 |
| 2. Pastor Parsonage - Soldotna, Alaska | $7,000 | Paid in full |
| 3. Second Harvest Mobile Food Truck - Republic, Washington | $6,000 | Paid in full |
| 4. Aid to Washington-Alaska District for Short-Term Missions | $5,000 | |
| 5. Bring Hope, Help, and Healing to Pastors, Ministry Workers, and Spouses - Shepherd's Canyon Retreat | $3,000 | Paid in full |
| 6. Seeing Christ Through Dots of Love - Lutheran Braille Workers | $5,000 | Paid in full |
| 7. Concordia Theological Seminary Food and Clothing Co-op - Food for Seminary Students in Fort Wayne, Indiana | $1,000 | Paid in full |
| 8. Expanding Gospel Proclamation Worldwide - Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri | $1,000 | |
| 9. Orphan Grain Train - Mercy Meals | $10,000 | |
| 10. 55 X 55 Initiative LAMP Ministry - British Columbia, Canada | $1,000 | |
| 11. Strip Church Ministries - Seattle, Washington | $3,000 | |
| 12. Lutheran Ministry Services Northwest - Adopt a Care Center | $3,500 | |
| 13. Feeding Haitian Children for the Kingdom - Trinity HOPE | $10,000 | |
| 14. Concordia International Radio Saves Lives Spiritually and Physically - Jacamel, Haiti | $2,000 | |
| 15. Orphan Grain Train - Reaching Out to Ukrainians | $5,000 | |
| 16. Walking Together in the Mission Field- Alliance Missionaries - LCMS | $1,500 | |
| TOTAL | $80,000 |
Resources
Note: The deadline to submit grant proposals for the 2026-2028 Biennium is October 31, 2025.
"Thank you" letter from Sally Eastwood at Trinity Lutheran Church in Republic - Second Harvest Food Truck, Grant #3 for $6,000.
"Thank you" letter from the Shepherd's Canyon Retreat Ministry in Arizona, Grant #5 for $3,000.
Update on Mission Grant #13 Winter 2025
Trinity HOPE - Feeding Haitian Children
The Widow's Mites
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth, but she, out of her poverty, put in everything — all she had to live on" (Mark 12:41-44).
