Northern Illinois District
Lutheran Women's Missionary League
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING MISSION GRANT PROPOSALS
CRITERIA FOR MISSION GRANTS
Mission grants should:
Benefit a Lutheran organization
focus on extending the ministry of the Word
be current and ready for implementation
be well documented, include amount of funds requested, use of funds, and if partial funding, list the amount and source of additional funds
be of a permanent and tangible nature rather than salary, scholarship, or short-term missionary trips
fit into the plans and projections of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
WHO MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL?
1. Mission grant proposals may be submitted by individual members, local units, zones, districts and LCMS boards.
2. Generally, four (4) years, must elapse between accepted proposals from a previously funded organization.
3. Grant proposals which come from Lutheran organizations not directly submitted by district or LCMS boards must have a cover letter from an LWML society or member.
WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING A GRANT PROPOSAL?
1. Call or email the Vice President of Gospel Outreach as soon as possible to ensure that the grant proposal meets eligibility requirements and receive any help necessary in completed the process.
2. Grant proposals must be to the Vice President of Gospel Outreach by January 10th of an even year to be considered for the following October ballot.
3. The proposal must be in resolution form (see sample), accompanied by supporting documents of budget, need and distribution of funds. Please send the following both electronically (email) and paper (regular mail):
proposal in resolution form – see sample
brief (100 word) description of scope of project
10 digital pictures and 1 minute script to go with the pictures
On disc (does not have to be emailed)
annual report which reflects current income and ministry (does not have to be emailed if it is a bound report)
Signature Page filled out correctly
4. At the present time, maximum request is $22,000.
HOW ARE GRANTS CHOSEN?
1. The NID LWML Mission Advocacy and Grants Committee shall submit its recommended grant proposals, except those submitted by the LCMS boards, to the appropriate district or LCMS board for approval.
2. The Mission Advocacy and Grants Committee shall then submit its recommended and approved proposals to the NID LWML Executive Committee for selection of grants for the convention ballot.
3. Delegates to the October NID LWML convention shall vote by ballot to choose the grants to be funded during that current biennium.
HOW ARE FUNDS DISBURSED?
While the projects are listed in rank order based on the number of votes for each project, each project selected should submit receipts or invoices as soon as possible. Every month as mite money is received into the treasury, the funds would be distributed among those projects which have turned in receipts until all projects have been paid in full.
Proposals should be sent to the Vice President Gospel Outreach
Kris Blackwell
2917 Brentwood Ct
Woodridge IL 60517
630-234-1491
kbwrk@sbcglobal.net
SIGNATURE PAGE
DIRECTORY OF GRANT PERSONNEL
(1 HARD COPY WITH ORIGINAL SIGNATURES IS NEEDED)
NAME OF PROPOSED GRANT____________________________
AMOUNT REQUESTED $__________________
SUBMITTED BY:
(Check one)__LWML Member __LWML Society __LWML Zone __LWML District
NAME OF SUBMITTER______________________________________PHONE_______________________
Address ____________________________________________City_____________________IL __________
NID CONGREGATION or Zone ____________________________
Email Address _________________________________________
NAME OF DISTRICT LWML PRESIDENT_______________________________________
SIGNATURE ___________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________CITY ___________________STATE ___ ZIP__________
PHONE_____________________________________
E-MAIL______________________________________
(Signature must be accompanying submission if organization is outside NID. If inside NID LWML, then Gospel Outreach Chair will obtain signatures)
NAME OF DISTRICT SYNODICAL PRESIDENT_____________________________
SIGNATURE______________________________________
ADDRESS_____________________________________CITY ____________________STATE ___ ZIP_________
PHONE_____________________________________
E-MAIL______________________________________
(Signature must be accompanying submission if organization is outside NID. If inside NID LWML, then Gospel Outreach Chair will obtain signatures)
GRANT ADMINISTRATOR__________________________________
(Person with whom the NID LWML should be in contact)
STREETADDRESS_______________________________________________________
CITY________________________________ STATE ___ ZIP___________________
PHONE_________________________
FAX _____________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS___________________________________________________________
FUNDS WILL BE MADE PAYABLE TO: ________________________________________
FUNDS WILL BE SENT TO:
STREET ADDRESS__________________________________________
CITY__________________________________ STATE ___ZIP____________
PHONE__________________
FAX_____________________
E-MAIL____________________________________________________
Sample Resolutions for Mission Proposals
(Within District)
Renovations for St. Philip Food Pantry, Chicago
WHEREAS, We have been commanded to share the good news of the Gospel throughout the world, AND
WHEREAS, St. Philip, a historically mission congregation, has opened a food pantry, AND
WHEREAS, Our congregation shall open the doors of the pantry not only to share the donated food, but to witness to recipients and invite them to walk with us on the road to salvation, AND
WHEREAS, St. Philip parishioners can neither fully bear the financial burden of repairing, replacing, and upgrading critical systems such as flooring and electrical needs in the room designated for storage nor purchase the organizational units necessary,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League of Northern Illinois District vote the sum of $22,000 to fund the structural repair and purchase of organizational units for the storage room of the St. Philip Food Pantry.
(Outside District)
Bibles for International Students
WHEREAS, in His great commission, Jesus charged us to reach out to all nation; AND
WHEREAS, 77 LCMS intentional ministries are presently in operation serving international students who are studying at campuses in the USA and the Lord is continuing to open doors for greater ministry among internationals, AND
WHEREAS, international students better learn about Jesus and His love when they read it in their native language, AND
WHEREAS, many of these LCMS ministries are staffed by volunteers and there is limited or no current funding available to purchase children’s Bibles or Bibles in the language of the international students, AND
WHEREAS, International Student Ministry Inc. (aka ISM Inc) is a mission society working in partnership with the LCMS missions to enable, assist, and fund volunteer ministries among international students,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League of Northern Illinois District vote the sum of $22,000 to ISM, Inc. for “Bibles for International Students” so that they may read of Jesus Christ and the saving Gospel message.
