LWML Sunday - October 5, 2025
Since 1942, the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) has focused on affirming each woman’s relationship with Christ, encouraging and equipping women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to support global missions. As Lutheran Women in Mission, members joyfully proclaim Christ, support missions, and equip women to honor God by serving others.
Did you know that Zion has had a chartered LWML society since the 1950s?! Our LWML society at Zion went through a long period of inactivity, but due to a renewed desire to participate in missions and connect to our sisters in mission across the country through LWML, our Zion society was re-formed in 2022. All ladies of the congregation are cordially invited to attend our quarterly meetings and fellowship gatherings with local and regional LWML members. In fact, all female members of an LCMS congregation are officially part of the LWML . . . so there’s no formal process for women to join an LWML society. One of the many benefits of belonging to an LCMS congregation!
You have probably noticed one staple of LWML — the Mite Box — displayed on the table in the back of our sanctuary. Based on the account of the widow's mite in Luke Chapter 21, the Mite box is intended for regular contributions of "mites" — offerings above and beyond the support given to congregations and the LCMS.
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Luke 21:1–4
Mite Boxes are distributed to every woman in an LWML society, and often to each member of the congregation. In fact, any woman, man or child can use a Mite Box! Recently Zion Sunday school joined our efforts by distributing Mite Boxes to our SS students for use at home. Local societies submit Mite offerings to the appointed district officer. Mite Box contributions amount to millions of dollars that fund district and national mission grants and implement the LWML program.
During the 2023-2025 Biennium, LWML set a mission goal of $2,350,000.00, to support ministries here at home and around the world. These ministries include LCMS Youth Ministries, Concordia Seminary, India Bible Translation Project, Lutheran Braille Workers, LCMS Life Ministries, Ministry in Mission Haiti, Lutheran Special Education Ministries, and many more. That biennium ended at the National LWML Convention in June. Praise be to God, LWML exceeded its mission goal by almost $700,000.00 for a total collection of $3,043,277.17. For more about how these mites were spent and the organizations which received funding, visit www.lwml.org/thanks.
Questions about LMWL? Visit LWML.org, or contact Tevia Grimenstein (grmnstns@live.com) or Tracey Harris (tharris@zlcb.org)