LWML Wyoming District
Completed Grants: 1971 - 2020
The LWML Wyoming District Total Mission Grant Monies from 1971 - 2020 = $546,250.00
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow!!!
1971 – 1972
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Chadron, NE........................................... $3,000
Jeep and/or trailer house, Jeffrey City, WY............................................ $1,000
Mission in Pinedale, WY........................................................................ $1,000
Total $5,000
1972 – 1974
Wyoming Lutheran Child and Family Service....................................... $2,000
Office Equipment for Missionary at large (Wyoming)........................... $1,000
Scholarships for full-time church work.................................................. $1,000
Migratory Work...................................................................................... $1,000
Total $5,000
1974 – 1976
Wyoming Lutheran Child and Family Services....................................... $2,000
Lutheran Bible Translator (Hector Mortvedts)........................................ $1,000
Beaver Valley Lutheran Camp, Hay Springs, NE.................................... $2,000
Office Equipment for Mission Stations (Wyoming District)................... $1,000
Total $6,000
1976 – 1978
Wyoming Lutheran Child and Family Services...................................... $2,000
Furnishing & Equipment for Our Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Glenrock, WY.......................................................................................... $1,500
Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ ............................................................... $500
Office Equipment for Mission Stations (Wyoming District)................... $1,000
Cassette Recorders for Lutheran Bible Translators.................................... $750
Portuguese Dubbing-Family Specials “Easter Is” and
“The City That Forgot About Christmas”.................................................. $500
The Lutheran Churches of the New Nation of Papua, Guinnea................. $750
Scholarships for full-time Church Work.................................................. $2,000
Total $9,000
1978 – 1980
Wind River Indian Reservation – Aid in purchase of all travel.............. $2,500
Wyoming Lutheran Child and Family Service....................................... $2,500
Mission Station at Wright, WY............................................................... $1,500
Church Furnishings for Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Dubois, WY..... $1,500
Scholarships for Full-Time Church Work............................................. ..$3,000
Total $11,000
1980 – 1982
Wyoming Lutheran Child and Family Service....................................... $2,500
Furnishings for Chapel, Colorado Unit of Good Shepherd
Home of the West.............................................................................. $2,000
Improvements to Church Facilities – Grace Lutheran Mission,
Jeffrey City, WY................................................................................ $3,000
Lutheran Bible Translators – Phonetic Typewriter................................. $1,000
Office Equipment For Mission Sites (Wyoming District)...................... $1,000
Project SOW – Support Overseas Workers................................................$500
Scholarships for Full Time Church Work................................................$3,000
Total $13,000
1982 – 1984
Furnishings & Equipment For New Church, Wright, WY....................... $2,500
Bethel Lutheran School, Manila, Philippines – Student Aid.................... $1,400
Furnishing & Equipment For New Church, Evanston, WY..................... $2,500
Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne – Student Aid.................... $1,500
Lutheran Bible Translators – Bible Translation of Bible into
Chamba Language in Cameron, West Africa....................................... $1,000
Office Equipment For Mission Stations (Wyoming District)................... $1,000
Lui Ming Choi Lutheran College, Hong Kong – Books For Library....... $1,000
Lutheran Association of Missionaries & Pilots –
Flight Training Scholarships.................................................................$1,100
Scholarships For Full Time Church Work................................................ $3,000
Total $15,000
1984 – 1986
Lutheran Child and Family Services...................................................... $2,500
Guernsey Mission, Guernsey, WY.......................................................... $2,000
Concordia Theological Seminaries......................................................... $3,000
Bridger Valley Mission, Bridger Valley, WY.......................................... $2,000
Wind River Indian Reservation – Crowheart Chapel............................. $2,000
Liberia Mission Field – Duplicator......................................................... $1,500
Beaver Valley Camp............................................................................... $1,000
Scholarships for Full Time Church Work............................................... $3,000
Total $17,000
1986 – 1988
Hi-Protein Supplement for Indian Children, Ambur, India..................... $1,500
Laborers For Christ – Purchase Tools, Wyoming District....................... $2,000
Office Equipment For Subsidized Congregations, Wyoming District..... $1,000
Specially Equipped Wheelchair, Good Shepherd Home............................. $750
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Campus Center, Laramie, WY..............................$2,500
Married Student Food Bank – Seward, NE.............................................. $2,000
Hispanic Intern Program – Concordia College, St. Paul, MN.................. $2,400
Printing Facility, Liberia, West Africa – LBT........................................... $1,000
Scholarships For Full Time Church Work................................................ $3,600
Total $16,750
1988 – 1990
Mission Congregation at Guernsey, WY................................................. $1,000
Wyoming District – Third Congregation, Cheyenne, WY...................... $2,000
St. Andrews Chapel & Lutheran Campus Center, Laramie, WY............ $2,500
Wind River Lutheran Mission Station – Ft. Washakie, WY
Wind River Indian Reservation.......................................................... $2,500
Concordia Theological Seminaries Operating Expenses
Ft. Wayne, IN & St. Louis, MO ($1,500 each).................................. $3,000
The Lord’s Food Basket – Concordia College, Seward, NE................... $1,500
Wind River Lutheran Mission Station, Ft. Washakie, WY...................... $2,000
Concordia College, Seward, NE.............................................................. $1,500
Scholarships For Full Time Church Work............................................... $3,600
Total $19,600
1990 – 1992
Wind River Indian Mission, Ft. Washakie, WY.................................... $2,000
Beaver Valley Lutheran Camp, Hay Springs, NE................................. $3,000
The Lord’s Food Basket – Concordia College, Seward, NE................. $1,500
Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN.................................. $2,000
Scholarships for Needy Students in Wyoming District......................... $3,000
Indian Children – Hi Protein Supplement, Ambur, India...................... $1,500
Wind River Indian Mission, Ft Washakie, WY...................................... $1,600
Lutheran School for the Deaf, Detroit, MI............................................ $2,000
Mission Congregation in Wyoming District – Office Equipment......... $1,400
Scholarships for Full Time Church Work.............................................. $3,600
Total $21,600
1992 – 1994
Chain Link Fence Around Arapahoe Mission Residence
Wind River Indian Reservation, Ft. Washakie, WY.......................... $3,000
Outreach Prison Ministry, Rawlins, WY State Prison............................ $1,000
Russian/English New Evangelical Translation of New Testament
God’s Word to the National Bible Society........................................ $5,000
Office Equipment for Mission Congregations, Wyoming District........ $2,500
International Student Ministry, Laramie, WY
Lutheran Campus Center at University of Wyoming........................ $1,500
Training Fund for Lutheran Bible Translators
Missionaries and National Co-workers............................................. $1,500
Concordia College, Selma, AL
Endowment Fund – Scholarships...................................................... $1,500
Desk Top Copier – Peace Lutheran Church, Marbelton, WY................ $2,000
Scholarships for Full Time Church Work.............................................. $4,000
Total $22,000
1994 – 1996
Wind River Lutheran Mission Church Site, Ft. Washakie, WY............ $2,500
Concordia College – Families Food Bank, Seward, NE....................... $3,000
Outreach to Students, Laramie, WY...................................................... $1,000
Computers and Software – Lutheran Bible Translators........................ $2,000
Provide Space for Congregational Needs – Arapaho............................ $1,500
Laborers for Christ – 1995 Foreman’s Conference............................... $2,000
All Nations English Dictionary – Earmarked Campus Ministry
Laramie, WY....................................................................................... $600
New Work in Kazakhstan Mission Field.............................................. $2,200
Office Equipment for Mission Congregations in Wyoming District.... $1,700
Scholarships for Full Time Church Work............................................. $4,900
Total $21,400
1996 – 1998
Concordia College Food Bank – Seward, NE...................................... $3,000
Outreach to Students, Chadron, NE...................................................... $1,900
Lutheran Prison Ministry...................................................................... $3,000
World Mission Braille Work Center...................................................... $5,000
Concordia Lutheran Girls Home, India ELC........................................ $5,000
English Teaching Missionaries in China............................................... $2,600
Scholarships for Full Time Church Work.............................................. $5,400
Total $25,900
1998 – 2000
Hispanic Ministry.................................................................................. $3,000
Christian Outreach in India................................................................... $5,000
Alaskan Costal and Bush Ministries..................................................... $3,000
Emergency Medical Evacuation............................................................ $3,000
Deaconess Missionary in Ghana........................................................... $5,000
Total $19,000
2000 – 2002
Assistance Toward Completion of Synodical Colloquy......................... $3,000
Blind Ministry Equipment Repair.......................................................... $4,000
Eastern Expansion Into Central Russia.................................................. $3,000
Cross Cultural Education Experience for
Concordia Seminary Students ...........................................................$4,000
Equipment for Concordia Training Institute, Amber, India................... $3,000
Providing Christian Literature to Chinese Ministry............................... $2,000
Helping Hand for Long Term Volunteers.............................................. $2,000
Seminary Guest House Project, Togo, West Africa............................... $1,000
Total $22,000
2002 - 2004
Star Valley Mission Start Up................................................................ $3,000
Vicar for Wind River Lutheran Mission, Ft. Washakie, WY................ $3,000
New Testaments & Tables - Wind River Mission & Abba House........ $1,350
Armed Forces Ministry......................................................................... $1,000
Orphan Grain Train............................................................................... $4,000
Wyoming District Education Fund........................................................ $3,000
Children of Peace International............................................................. $3,000
Mary/Martha - Latin America............................................................... $2,000
Family Life Ministry Workers............................................................... $3,000
Sunday School Materials for Europe – Slovakia................................... $3,000
Blind & Deaf Ministry in Ghana, West Africa......................................... $150
.. Total $24,000
2004 – 2006
Missionary Wives Retreat, West Africa................................................. $3,000
Children’s Christian Concern Society.................................................... $1,650
Crowheart/Wind River Mission, Ft. Washakie, WY.............................. $2,500
Concordia Seminary Food Bank............................................................ $5,000
Star Valley Mission................................................................................ $1,500
Orphan Grain Train – North Dakota Division....................................... $1,500
Lutheran Blind Mission......................................................................... $3,500
Shore of Hope........................................................................................ $3,000
African Christian Mission Society......................................................... $2,500
MOST – Mission Opportunities Short Term............................................. $350
Curriculum Development and Translation............................................. $1,500 Total $26,000
2006 – 2008
Wind River Indian Mission................................................................... $2,500
Star Valley............................................................................................. $5,000
Student Scholarships at Concordia Theological Seminary, India......... $3,600
Lutheran Church at Saratov, Russia...................................................... $2,500
Lutheran Blind Mission........................................................................ $5,000
Church Planting and Building Project, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan............... $2,500
Bibles for Gahana................................................................................. $2,500
Lutheran Bible Translators in Liberia................................................... $9,400
Total $33,000
2008 – 2010
Star Valley Mission.................................................................................. $800
WY District Lutheran Elementary Schools........................................... $3,000
Orphan Grain Train – Nile River Barge................................................ $5,000
Trinity/HOPE Lutheran Schools in Haiti.............................................. $5,000
Concordia Seminary Food Bank, St. Louis, MO.................................. $3,000
WY District – LCMS Evangelism Committee TTGNAJ...................... $3,000
Concordia Theological Society, Ft. Wayne, IN..................................... $3,000
Lutheran School of Guatemala............................................................. $5,000
Lutheran Blind Mission........................................................................ $5,000
LCMS World Relief & Human Care – The Themba Trust................... $1,200
Total $34,000
2010 – 2012
Orphan Grain Train, Rocky Mountain Division................................... $3,500
Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN, Food Co-op............ $5,000
LCMS Joint Seminary Fund................................................................. $2,500
Trinity/HOPE Haiti Lutheran School................................................... $5,000
Wyoming District LCMS Evangelism Committee............................... $3,000
Veteran of the Cross.............................................................................. $4,000
Wyoming Unit of Good Shepherd Auxiliary......................................... $3,900
Lutheran Blind Mission......................................................................... $2,100
.Total $34,000
2012 – 2014
Wyoming District for Lutheran Schools............................................... $2,000
Pastoral Education, Sierra Leone.......................................................... $4,200
Tell the Good News About Jesus Convocation..................................... $3,000
Trinity/Hope Lutheran Schools in Haiti- Noon Meals.......................... $5,000
Wind River Lutheran Mission Outreach................................................ $1,000
Hands of Mercy Poultry Project............................................................ $3,000
Wyoming District Lutheran School Teachers’ Conference................... $3,500
Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN
Food & Clothing Co-op.................................................................... $5,000
1001 Orphans – Kenya.......................................................................... $2,000
Wyoming District Lutheran School Scholarship Support..................... $4,000
Equipping God’s Servants – Computers for Bible Translators.............. $3,300
.Total $36,000
2014 – 2016
Wyoming District Lutheran Schools – Educational Materials............... $4,000
Wind River Mission – VBS, Van Repair, Repairs & Supplies............... $5,700
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Alliance, NE – Start-up Expenses............ $6,000
Ft. Wayne Food Co-op – Support For Supplies & Food........................ $5,000
Pastoral Assistance West Africa – Travel Expenses & Ongoing
Equipping of Leadership.................................................................. $5,000
First Steps Preschool, Torrington, WY – Tuition Expense Assistance.. $3,600
Trinity/Hope Lutheran Schools in Haiti – Feeding School Children..... $5,000
Tell The Good News About Jesus Convocation – Continued Support.. $4,000
Pastoral Education in West Africa –
Instruction Books & Pastoral Resources............................................. $850
Wyoming District Hispanic Ministry – Start Up Expenses...................... $850
Total $40,000
2016 – 2018
Wyoming LCMS Elementary Schools................................................... $5,000
POBLO Missionary to Muslims Training Center, Michigan.................. $5,000
Pastoral Education, West Africa – Travel Expenses............................... $6,000
Wyoming District LCMS Pastor’s Wives’ Retreat................................. $1,000
Concordia Food Bank, St. Louis, MO.................................................... $3,000
Tell The Good News Convocation......................................................... $5,000
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran School, Alliance, NE........................ $14,500
Pastoral Education, West Africa – Instruction Resources......................... $500
Total $40,000
2018 – 2020
Support for Wyoming District Classical Grammar Schools.................. $5,000
Advanced Lutheran Pastoral Education – Liberia................................. $5,000
Financial Assistance for Concordia Theological Seminary,
Ft. Wayne, IN – Food and Clothing Co-op....................................... $2,500
Wyoming District Pastor’s Wives’ Retreat............................................ $1,000
Sanitary Pads for Kenyan School Girls................................................. $3,000
Soldier of the Cross............................................................................... $3,000
Orphan Grain Train – North Dakota..................................................... $3,000
Sharing the Love of Christ in Lima....................................................... $2,700
“Wonderfully Made” Resources to Share Jesus’ Love With
People of All Abilities.......................................................................$1,500
Lutherans for Life, Post-abortion Crisis Hotline Expansion................. $1,625
Heart to Heart, Future Growth Renovation........................................... $1,625
Total $30,000
