Mission Grants Historical Map — 8.5"x11"
Mission Grants Historical Map — 8.5"x14"
Mission Grants Historical Map — sized for PowerPoint
2025–2027 Mission Grant 2 — $100,000
Boxes of materials sent by Orphan Grain Train ready to be opened and distributed. All are categorized and labeled so people know what is in them.Orphan Grain Train (OGT) has been involved in humanitarian aid to Ukraine since the war began. In the past year, seventeen shipments of donated food, clothing, and medical supplies were sent to various locations in the Ukraine. OGT is assisting twelve orphanages in the Kherson area and three orphanages in the Kyiv area. OGT is working with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine and other Christian churches as it distributes the aid.
The impact the donations have is both lifesaving and soul-saving. The donated supplies assist people who have lost all their worldly goods and help children whose parents have been killed in the war. Through acts of mercy shown by followers of Jesus, recipients see the love of God.
This grant will cover the cost of shipping up to seven containers loaded with food, clothing, and medical supplies to the country of Ukraine.
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2023–2025 Mission Grant 31 — $58,988.62 (partial)
So many relationships are formed through the work of Camp Restore Detroit. Two little boys, one from the community and the other, a Lutheran from a different city, worshipping together. One is teaching the other about the use of the LCMS hymnal and enthusiastically sharing the love of Jesus with one another.Camp Restore Detroit has been called to be a partner in breaking the cycle of generational poverty in Detroit by working with families and community leaders in a Christ-centered atmosphere, where families can learn and grow with access to education and needed resources.
Camp Restore Detroit fills the Children’s Outreach House, Adult Outreach House, and the land surrounding it with programs and ministry aimed at sharing God’s love as they work together to restore hope, support health and wellness, raise the educational levels of children and adults, and support vocational skill building in a Christ-centered environment.
This grant will fund furnishings for both houses, tools for learning including Bibles, SMARTboards, and computers. Additionally, a Maker’s Space and a Storybook Learning and Reading Garden for community members and their children will be created.
Turning Blessings into Blessings
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2023–2025 Mission Grant 29 — $50,000
The emergency doors in the gym are not locking properly after being opened and therefore cannot be used.St. Paul’s Lutheran School has served the church and the Cullman community since 1887, and the current building was built in 1951. St. Paul’s is one of two Lutheran elementary schools in northern Alabama. It currently teaches classes pre-K through 6th grade, with the intent to add 7th and 8th grades.
The building has been through multiple tornadoes and there are now safety concerns which need to be addressed, including replacement of windows, emergency doors, and updated heating technology. Because of its location, the school is a mission, reaching unchurched children and their families. Parents are encouraged to attend the daily chapel services and families attend Sunday Divine Service, especially when their child or children sing.
This grant would assist in the updating of the heating system and replacement of windows and emergency doors.
Turning Blessings into Blessings
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2023–2025 Mission Grant 30 — $100,000
After a refreshing hot shower offered by Mercy Holistic Ministry (MHM) in their mobile shower truck in downtown Sacramento, sometimes the first shower in months! MHM also provides personal hygiene kits and clothing in addition to the shower.Mercy Holistic Ministry (MHM) is a Sacramento, California, based organization, established in 2010, that provides dignified holistic services to restore and transform the lives of the homeless community in and around the city. Its ministry partners include various area LCMS congregations.
In 2021, MHM purchased a two-stall shower trailer, literally bringing showers and the Gospel to the location of the homeless. Beyond showers, MHM provides personal hygiene kits, haircuts, clean clothing, and food to the people who come. They offer the opportunity to speak with someone who can pray for them, provide active listening, and give referrals to other services, such as shelters. Bibles and prayer books are shared.
This grant will enable MHM to offer an additional day per week of service and to purchase and retrofit a mobile closet trailer for clean clothing and hygiene kit storage.
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