Due to the number of grants this biennium, this month there are two grants featured!

Light of Jesus Christ to Unwed Homeless Mothers 

2025–2027 Mission Grant 7 — $75,000

Joann Fairchild, volunteer advocacy coordinator, is organizing the baby items to go in the baskets. Hats off to her as she has been serving for the past 30 years! Believe it or not, Joann is 91 years old at the time of this picture. She has a heart of gold. Linda Haas is our other coordinator-in-chief. She personally delivers the layettes to the mothers. Some neighborhoods are not safe. God helps! He provides!

A Place of Refuge (APOR) is a sanctity of life ministry that positively impacts the lives of unwed, homeless pregnant women and their preborn children. Both mom and baby are equally worthy of Jesus’ love, as He commands their safety and protection, which motivates APOR to offer valuable services. 

Women can reside at the Refuge House for their entire pregnancy and up to a year following the birth of the child. APOR teaches life and parenting skills. 

The women attend worship at a local LCMS congregation every Sunday. The current staff is teaching the Catechism to the moms. The Holy Spirit has brought many moms and babies to the baptismal font. 

This grant will fund the purchase of a new van for transportation to church, Bible studies, doctors’ appointments, and grocery shopping, plus a set of five parental skill books to be gifted to each new mom.

Resources for Grant #7

Large Print Resources for Grant #7


Learn more about this mission grant and view more photos here.

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Redeeming Life New Moms and Babies Transition Home 

2025–2027 Mission Grant 22 — $100,000

Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries serves expectant mothers, welcoming them and their preborn babies, throughout their pregnancies. The Christ-centered love and care for these women and children continues after the child is born as these young families are welcomed and discipled through new parenthood. [Pictured, left to right: Aileen,* Blanca,* Caliyah,* and Deena*, with their young children at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Sanford, Florida - *pseudonyms used for privacy]

Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries is a pro-life ministry that cares for single pregnant women who are in crisis because of an unexpected pregnancy and who lack the support of a spouse or family. The ministry cares for women whether they choose to place their baby for adoption or to keep and parent their child. 

The Redeeming Life Maternity Home in East Dundee, Illinois, opened in 2024 and has several women in residence. These women hear the life-giving Gospel message as they receive care that focuses on faith, family, and education. 

Now there is a need for a transition home where women who graduate from the maternity home may receive ongoing support and critical services to ensure stability and future independence for themselves and their babies.

The grant will fund the property surveys, architectural designs, required permits, and the start of construction for the new transition home.

Resources for Grant #22

Large Print Resources for Grant #22


Learn more about this mission grant and view more photos here.

Donate to the LWML Mission Goal