Mites Updates
Central Illinois District LWML Mission Grants 2011-2012 Mission Goal: $75,000.00 |
Mission Topic |
Amount |
Status |
| 1 | National LWML 25% contributions | $18,750 |  |
| 2 | STUDENT AID FOR CHURCH WORKERS Due to the high cost of becoming a full-time church worker, many students find it difficult to complete their schooling. A grant of $25,000 is requested to provide partial funding to students from the CID so they may realize their dream of becoming full-time church workers. The aid would be distributed through the CID-LCMS Scholarship Committee. |
$25,000 | |
| 3 | PORTABLE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM FOR CAMP CILCA Camp Cilca is a 240-acre full-service camp located 11 miles north of Springfield. The camp was created in 1950 by the Central Illinois District LCMS to provide a leisure and spiritual experience for district youth. A portable public address system will significantly improve hearing speakers/leaders in the Christian Growth Center building, when groups gather, as well as at outdoor gatherings for Bible study and worship. Its portability will enable it to also be used to quickly notify all those at the camp in an emergency. |
$3,000 | |
| 4 | NEW MISSION BUILDING FOR OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH, ST. JOSEPH, IL This new mission began in 2006, and now the church has 63 members, with at least 50 worshipers on Sundays. The church building was purchased by the Central Illinois District in 2010, and is a quality metal building in a prime location on the main street in St. Joseph. The LWML CID has helped fund new mission churches in the district in the past. This grant of $10,000 will help Our Savior and the CID pay for the church building. |
$10,000 | |
| 5 | CONCORDIA SEMINARY LCMS PARTNER CHURCH GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS |
$5,000 | |
| 6 | ALASKA MISSION FOR CHRIST-VBS - ST. JOHN'S, BUCKLEY Alaska Mission for Christ is committed to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the unchurched in Alaska. This grant is to be used within the next two to three years to contribute toward the expense of a VBS mission trip for 10 youth and two leaders from St. John's, Buckley. The balance of the expense would be earned through fund raisers. This will give our young adults an opportunity to express their faith and be involved in spreading the Gospel. |
$4,000 | |
| 7 | A CHILDREN'S GARDEN OF BIBLE STORIES FOR THE KUSASI PEOPLE OF GHANA Since it was founded in 1992, the Lutheran Heritage Foundation has taken advantage of political and cultural doors opening in countries around the world. In Ghana, where more than 400,000 people of the Kusasi tribe speak the Kusaal language precious few books are available the teach people about Jesus. The Kusaal-language edition of A Child's Garden of Bible Stories will aid this effort greatly. The translation work has already been completed by Rev. Salifu. Once the books are published and shipped to Ghana, they will be distributed to the 15 congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana located in Kusasi lands. |
$5,000 | |
| 8 | LIBERIAN CHILDREN'S MINISTRY (Partial funding of $5,000) Liberia has suffered a 14-year-long Civil War, which uprooted half of its pre-war population, killed more than 200,000 people, and left behind many orphaned children. The Liberian Children's Ministry is serving as an extension of the ministering arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Liberia, by providing quality education for God's children. LCMS trained missionary and Liberian native Joe Boway and his ministry team operate 11 schools in rural Liberia with requests from other surrounding villages and parents as well. Your support will fund one school of 200 children for a year at $25.00 per child. |
$4,250 | |
National LWML Mission Grants 2011-2013 Biennium Mission Goal: $1,825,000 |
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| Disbursed | Balance | 1 | Support for Lutheran Orphanages - Haiti | $0 | $70,000 |
| 2 | Lutheran Braille Workers Plate Embossing Device | $0 | $100,000 |
| 3 | Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) Spread God's Word Through Print and Audio | $0 | $97,344 |
| 4 | Outreach to At-Risk Children - Detroit, Michigan | $0 | $5,560 |
| 5 | Cancer Care Package Ministry | $0 | $100,000 |
| 6 | Crow Indian Ministry - Montana | $0 | $69,999.64 |
| 7 | Exodus 2:6 Project: Spiritual Care in Disasters Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma | $0 | $50,000 |
| 8 | Children's Nutrition and Care - Vietnam | $0 | $72,255 |
| 9 | Grace Place for LCMS International Missionaries | $0 | $75.00 |
| 10 | Pregnancy Center: Newborn Protection - Malaysia, Southeast Asia | $0 | $54,500 |
| 11 | The Lutheran Malaria Initiative - Kenya, East Africa | $0 | $100,000 |
| 12 | Two Graduate Scholarships for International/Minority Students - Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri | $0 | $50,000 |
| 13 | Project JOEL - Outreach to Youth - Central/South America | $0 | $75,000 |
| 14 | Children's Developmental Disabilities Group Home and Rehabilitation Center - Dominican Republic | $0 | $100,000 |
| 15 | Missionary Family Care and Education | $0 | $100,000 |
| 16 | Gospel Outreach Through Open Arms Child Care | $0 | $65,000 |
| 17 | Haskell Indian Nations University Lutheran Campus Ministry Expansion - Lawrence, Kansas | $0 | $100,000 |
| 18 | Financial Support for LCMS Prison and Jail Ministry Conference | $0 | $27,500 |
| 19 | Physical and Spiritual Nourishment for the Impoverished - United States/Mexico Border (partially funded) | $0 | $27,970.36 |