Lutheran Women in Mission
LA-MS District Mission Grants
2026-2028 Grants
Each biennium (two years), our District meets in convention. One of the main areas of business during the convention is to adopt a mission goal and the mission grants which will be funded through this goal. Mission grants are funded with our Mite Boxes. If you do not already have a Mite Box, ask your society president how to obtain one.
Grants are listed in the order in which they will be paid. Fully paid grants are indicated with darker purple background.
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!
Grant 1
Sharing our Savior, One Meal at a Time
$3,500- PAID
Funds awarded through this grant will be used to purchase essential items such as food, paper goods, fuel, operational and laundry supplies that directly support our mission of serving individuals and families affected by natural disasters. These resources enable Forged by Fire Ministries (RSO) to provide hot meals, spiritual care, and compassionate outreach to those in crisis, ensuring that both physical and emotional needs are met with dignity and grace.
Grant 2
LSU Chapel Renovations
$5,000- In Progress
The grant funds will be used to replace the flooring in the Sunday School and the “cry room” of the church, repair the walls and ceiling in the office area of the church, and repair the flooring in the entrance hall/narthex of the church. It will also help to improve the front aesthetic of the church (“Curb appeal”). Cross of Calvary, University Lutheran, Baton Rouge, LA.
Grant 3
Financial Aid for Church Workers and Seminary Students
$5,000
The grant money will be used as scholarships as determined by LCMS Southern District in an ongoing scholarship fund maintained by LCMS Southern District. We have a history of reaching out to our students to encourage them, letting them know we are backing them. Christ Lutheran, Shreveport, LA.
Grant 4
CTSFW Food Co-op to Purchase Freezers to Store Food
$5,000
A mission grant from the Louisiana-Mississippi District will help Concordia
Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN to furnish a walk-in freezer for a new Food and Clothing Co-op on the northeast corner of the core campus. The proposed onelevel building will be completely accessible and convenient for shoppers and their families as well as those who wish to drop off donations, with plentiful parking adjacent to the planned site. This building will significantly enhance CTSFW’s support for students and their families.
Grant 5
Update Audio and Video Equipment
$4,955.97
The Village Church Lutheran, Lacombe, LA, needs updated audio and video equipment to continue live streaming their Sunday services to the public via Facebook. Funds are needed for the following items to continue their ministry: microphones, professional mic stand with a telescoping boom arm, omnidirectional lavalier microphones with locking connector, digital wireless handheld microphone system, camera with 30x optical zoom, micro converter bidirectional SDI/HDMI 3G with a power supply, APC Battery backup, Cables, and quad UHF wireless receiver system.
Grant 6
Upbring BeREAL New Orleans
$5,000
This grant will be used by Lutheran Social Services of the South (RSO) to support young adults who have not been able to experience typical milestones, to provide assistance to youth as they pursue their education, assist with costs for young adults to earn their driver’s license, stabilizing crises in their life, like sudden joblessness, utility shutoffs, or car challenges. To support young adults obtaining certifications, education, life skills development, and other necessities that benefit young adults.
Grant 7
Help for Irlen Syndrome Kids
$1,544.03
The Irlen screening, assessment, purchase of glasses, and tinting of glasses is a minimum of $640.00. It is also necessary that clients have seen an optometrist so that any prescriptive corrections are included in the lenses. The optometrist’s fee is not included in the $640.00 fee. $250.00 would be applied to the cost, and the parent/guardian would pay the balance. The funds will cover $250.00, which is the fee to cover the screener/assessor expenses, which will reduce the total cost to the parent/guardian. Redeemer Lutheran, DeRidder, LA sponsors the screenings.
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken
(Psalm 62:5-6).