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:
- 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.
2024-2026 Grants
1 |
Kids Against Hunger Meals - Orphan Grain Train Mid-Atlantic Branch |
$6,000 |
PAID!! |
2 |
Shipment of Humanitarian Aid- Orphan Grain Train Maryland Branch |
$6,000 |
PAID!! |
3 |
Southeastern District-LCMS, Alexandria, VA |
$6,000 |
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4 |
Biblical Learning Opportunities in the Inner-City of West Baltimore--Faith & Work Enterprises |
$6,000 |
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5 |
Christ's Light Shines Amid Visual Darkness Lutheran Braille Workers |
$6,000 |
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6 |
Binns-Counts Community Center |
$6,000 |
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7 |
Life Changing Care for People in the Dominican Republic Living with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities |
$5,000 |
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8 |
St. John's Lutheran Church, Farmville, VA Jobs Program |
$5,000 |
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9 |
Y4Life of Lutherans for Life for Life Affirming Youth Conference |
$6,000 |
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10 |
Logos Software: Digging Deep into Scripture for a Lifetime of Learning* |
$3,000 |
*Total amount requested $6,000; will fully fund if possible.
Grant # 2 PAID!!
Orphan Grain Train, Maryland Branch
Pictured at the check presentation:
Chesapeake District Financial Secretary Edi Collis, OGT Irene Giguere, Chesapeake District President Christine Maconachy, OGT Director Elfie Eberle, Baltimore Zone Chair Susan Porter, Nancy Kichak
First Grant Recipient from 2024 - 2026 Mission Grants!
Orphan Grain Train, Mid-Atlantic Branch
Pictured above, left to right: Nancy Malkin, Ruth Hewlett, Mason Jewell, Christine Maconachy (President, Chesapeake District), Rob Hall, OGT Branch Manager, Rev. Michael Thress (Senior District Pastoral Counselor), Rev. Jeremy Loesch (District Junior Pastoral Counselor), Sandy O'Hedy (DELMARVA Zone Chair).
For more details on these grants, see the most recent Chesapeake Breeze.
Orphan Grain Train, Mid-Atlantic Branch
Pictured above, left to right: Nancy Malkin, Ruth Hewlett, Mason Jewell, Christine Maconachy (President, Chesapeake District), Rob Hall, OGT Branch Manager, Rev. Michael Thress (Senior District Pastoral Counselor), Rev. Jeremy Loesch (District Junior Pastoral Counselor), Sandy O'Hedy (DELMARVA Zone Chair).
For more details on these grants, see the most recent Chesapeake Breeze.