Approved Mission Grants 2024-2026​

Delegates at our 2024 LWML Chesapeake District Convention approved a mission goal of $110,000 for the 2024 - 2026 biennium.   Mites given toward the mission goal are distributed according to these guidelines:
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•     25% to national LWML for funding approved grants
•     50% for funding our District mission grants
•     25% to "in-reach," which funds training, travel and expenses for District leaders, supporting        our delegation to the national LWML convention in 2025 and other necessary expenses for  operations

​Download a printable grant list here.

​Final Results for 2022-2024 Grants

1	New Day Pregnancy Care Center, Dover, Delaware	​$6,000	PAID!!
2	Orphan Grain Train, Maryland	​$6,000	PAID!!
3	Southeastern District-LCMS, Alexandria, VA	​$6,000	PAID!!
4	Faith & Work Enterprises, Baltimore, MD	​$6,000	PAID!!
5	Changing Hearts One at a Time, ​Peace Lutheran Church, Washington, DC	$4,000	PAID!!
6	LCMS International Missions ​(Jaseph Family)	​$6,000	No longer eligible
7	Concordia Seminary Center for International Students, St. Louis, MO	​$4,000	PAID!! ​
8	McClure River Valley Community ​Development Center Inc.	$4,500	PAID!! ​​
9	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Preschool, Roanoke, VA*	​$6,000	​PAID!! ​​

Above left, District President Christine Maconachy presenting Grant #8 to Mary White, Director of McClure River Valley Community Center, and volunteer staff.
Above right, presenting Grant #9 at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Roanoke: From Left to Right:
Reverend Keith Beasley;Christine Maconachy, District President; Barbara Schwarzer, District Recording Secretary; Portia Tomlinson, District VP Gospel Outreach; LaDonna Schrank, District Treasurer;
Stuart Schwarzer, President of Good Shepherd.
 
For more details on these grants, see the most recent Chesapeake Breeze.