Who We Are
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is an official auxiliary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Since 1942, the 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.
Mission
As Lutheran Women in Mission, we joyfully proclaim Christ, support missions, and equip women to honor God by serving others.
2021–2023 Primary Focus
- Proclaiming Christ
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all peoples! (Psalm 96:3).
- Supporting Missions
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation (Mark 16:15).
- Equipping Women
Now may the God of peace … equip you with everything good that you may do his will (Hebrews 13:20–21).
- Serving Others
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another (1 Peter 4:10a).
Making Our Mission Meaningful. We challenge and equip women of all ages, stages, ethnicities, and experiences to make a meaningful difference in the lives of hurting, helpless, and unbelieving people at home and throughout the world.
Sharing Encouragement. We believe that women value the friendship, support, and encouragement from other women and strive to offer warm, welcoming opportunities for women to grow in faith and relationships as sisters in Christ.
Basic Facts of L.W.M.L.
The Lutheran Women's Missionary League is the official women's auxiliary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS).
It has as its "mission heart" thousands of volunteers who are daily dedicating their lives to making a difference in this world.
"Lutheran Women in Mission" describes in spoken and written form who we are and what we do.
It is women who are finding avenues to use their God-given talents as they meet the challenges to share the Gospel message.
It is composed of individual women and women's groups within congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, on campuses, in resident homes, or in other settings.
Individual membership is available to women in LCMS congregations with or without a society affiliated with the LWML. Women may have an interest in the mission and ministry of the LWML - and wish to be a part of the organization; but cannot for a variety of reasons belong to a local group.
The LWML seeks to develop and maintain a greater mission consciousness among women of the LCMS through education, inspiration, and service.
A major emphasis is the support of mission and ministry throughout the world by means of mite box offerings. These mite box offerings have funded tens of millions of dollars in mission grants since the organization's inception in 1942.
