Gospel Outreach:

Janice Mathieu, Vice President - GospelOutreach@lwml-ned.org 

Gospel Outreach is responsible for accepting and distributing college scholarships, Short Term Mission Trip scholarships and Mission Grant Projects. Our goal is to support missions that are local, national and foreign. We collect coins and donations through Mite Boxes to help pay for our mission grant goals.

65% of all mites collected go to LWML-NED Mission Grants ($34,498.75)

25% of all mites go to LWML Mission Grants ($13,268.75)

10% of all mites go to LWML-NED administration costs ($5,307.50)

The below listed 2008-2010 mission grants are funded through the gifts of mites to the New England District LWML. Mite donation checks should be made payable to "LWML-NED" and mailed to Sharon Dever, Treasurer.  For more information please contact Sharon.

Mission grant proposals may be submitted by individual LCMS church members, organizations, zones and the LCMS-NED board.

Click on the link for forms available on-line:

2010-2012 Mission Grant Proposal Form (pdf) including  mission grant criteria.

Short Term Mission Trip Scholarship Application (pdf)

Short Term Mission Trip Scholarship Application (Word doc)

Church Worker Application (pdf)

Church Worker Application (Word doc)

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Mite Box Bulletin Insert (Word doc) - This document may be personalized and updated to be added to church bulletins or kept near Mite Box displays!

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Please Pray with Us for Mission Grant # 7 

Concordia Seminary Food Bank - St. Louis, Mo.

Dear Lord, as your heart went out to those who hungered for your word and left all to be near you so help us support those who are preparing for the ministry with gifts that will help to sustain their body as Your Word strengthens them for ministry. Gifts that seem so simple and basic as  rice and soup still make the difference even on a seminary campus. Amen.

2008 - 2010 Scholarships Awarded - Click on the link to view the 7 scholarship recipients.
           

2008 - 2010 Mission Grants

1.  Young Woman Rep & Jr. Counselor to LWML Convention - $2,500      **PAID in Full**

- To provide funding for sending one LWML young woman representative and the new junior counselor to the LWML convention.

 2. College  & Seminary Scholarships for Church Workers (NED) -7,000 **PAID in FULL**

- To provide tuition assistance to LCMS-NED students in the New England District going into full-time church work at a synodical college or university.

 3. Medications for Kenya Medical Missions (Kenya, Africa) -2,55.00      **PAID in FULL**

- To provide funding for start-up money for the pharmacy that will be adjacent to the new medical clinic being built to be opened in 2009.

 4. MOST Scholarships - NED Members  (NED)  -  $5,000                     ***PAID in FULL*** 

- To provide financial assistance to LCMS-NED members for short term mission trips.

 5. Ministry to the Armed Forces by Mail  (Around the World) - $1,000 **PAID IN FULL***

- To provide devotional material for men and women serving in the US military around the world who have little or no access to pastors or even other Christians.

 6. Bibles to Go - ( Hebron, CT)  - $750                                                ***PAID IN FULL***

- To provide age-appropriate Bibles to children upon the completion of Pre-K and traditional Preschool as a keepsake and as a means to nourish the seed planted at Christ Lutheran Early Childhood Center in Hebron, CT.

7. Concordia Seminary Food Bank  (St. Louis, MO) -    $1,000     ****PAID IN FULL*****   

         -To provide funding to the Food Bank which provides food to approximately 630 student shoppers each month.

8. Concordia Theological Seminary, Food & Clothing Co-op  (Fort Wayne, IN)  - $1,000

- To provide funding to the Co-op which provides food and clothing to between 65% and 75% of the seminary families' food and household needs each month at no cost to the student.

9. Concordia College Emergency Phone Replacement  ( Bronxville, NY) - $5,000             

- To provide funding to replace the old and outdated phone system where replacement parts are no longer available.

10. Children's Fund, First Lutheran ( Holyoke, MA) -  $3,000

- To provide tuition assistance to students receiving financial aid at First Lutheran School.

11A. Ingria Ablaze! Support for Russia - $1,000

- To fund camps, videos and handouts for Russian pastors and lay leaders to encourage people to exercise their new right to religious freedom.

11B. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Kindergarten Playground (New Ipswich, NH) - $1,500

- To fund playground equipment and appropriate ground materials to provide a  safe physical environment for twenty kindergarten children.

12A. Provo Novo New Mission (Brazil) -$500

- To provide funding for building supplies for a new church building in Provo Novo Brazil.  Currently they are worshipping in a garage.  The new building will gain them credibility within the community and their outreach.

12B. Themba Trust-Siyathemba Girls' High School (Dirkiesdrop, South Africa) -  $2,473

- To provide tuition money for one girl to the Siyathemba Girl's High School which provides academic and vocational training to young women in the impoverished South Africa region of Dirkiesdrop.  The girls are also catechized in the Lutheran faith, versed in the importance of Christ's Gospel and its proclamation to the ends of the earth.

13A.Togo High School Ministry (Africa)  -  $137.87

- To provide funding for needed training for new African pastors and leaders through classes, Bible studies, choir and interaction with current African leaders.

13B. Messiah Art Group (Lynnfield, MA) -   $137.87

- To develop programs and events to build relationships with people in the community through the arts.