Joint Seminary Student Tuition Assistance ($12,000)

This is a matching grant fund to the LCMS Board for Pastoral Education, which in turn, will benefit men preparing for the holy ministry at both Concordia Seminary-St. Louis and Concordia Theological Seminary – Ft. Wayne in order that the goodness of our Lord’s Gospel might be proclaimed to the ends of the earth.

MEND Medical Clinic and Pregnancy Resource Center ($5000)

A private, non-profit, life-affirming organization whose purpose is to help women find and implement positive, loving solutions for unplanned pregnancies, MEND will use this grant money to fund salaries for two trained nurses to perform ultrasound evaluations on women with unplanned pregnancies.

Concordia Seminary Food Bank ($10,000)

The Concordia Seminary Food Bank is visited by nearly 500 people per month.  The Food Bank provides basic groceries and personal care items for a wide ranging student community being formed and educated to serve in pastoral and diaconal ministry for the Lord’s work in the church and throughout the world.

Oklahoma District Missions ($6,000)

The Oklahoma District LCMS recognizes that there are over 1,385,000 adults and children in Oklahoma that need to have Christ, the Savior, shared with them.  With a goal to plant 8 more congregations and revitalize 40 congregations, these funds would be used to train Pastors and laity, call missionaries, and fund mission starts and revitalization programs throughout the District.

Lutheran Braille Workers ($3,000)

The Tulsa Work Center #73 is the only Lutheran Braille Workers Work Center in Oklahoma.  Volunteers help produce three different books of the Bible in English and Swahili, pack these books, and mail them to all parts of the world.  This grant money will help fund the purchase of paper, book covers, and mailing supplies.

Pastors’, Vicars’, and Lay Ministers’ Wives Retreat ($1,400)

With this funding, the Clergy Wives Retreat Committee will plan and host a Retreat for wives of District Pastors, Vicars and Lay Ministers to promote emotional and spiritual support through special programs for rejuvenation, sharing, prayer and worship.

Groundwork Guatemala ($5,000)

Groundwork Guatemala is a mission team of Guatemalans and Americans sharing God’s word and God’s love in Guatemala City and surrounding areas.  With this funding 100 water purification systems will be purchased and installed in homes in remote villages such as Buena Vista, whose only source of water is a nearby river.

Children’s Christian Concern Society ($2,525)

Guinea is a predominately Muslim country in West Africa.  LCMS missionaries spread the Gospel among Guineans.  The Children’s Christian Concern Society (CCCS) began school support in 1998 in 2 existing schools. Lutheran teachings and academic education are combined in the schools’ curriculum, thus, the schools support the church’s teachings, and at the same time they are an evangelism tool for the church.  The purpose of this grant is to supply needed school equipment and supplies for these schools, specific needs at the schools include tablets, pencils, chalk, blackboards, benches, and desks. 

MOST Ministries Water Outreach Project ($2,550)

MOST (Mission Opportunities Short Term) Ministries, an LCMS Recognized Service Organization, plans to send volunteer teams to share the gospel message of the saving grace of Jesus Christ while building latrines and water filtration systems.  These funds will purchase supplies for the building of one community latrine, 15 family water filtration systems, and materials to teach basic hygiene and elementary treatment for diarrhea in a community in a developing country.

Concordia Renewal Center Support For India ($8,000)

The IELC (India Evangelical Lutheran Church) wishes to provide education, body and soul care, and spiritual guidance for the victims of Commercially and Sexually Exploited Women (CSW) and their children at Ghatkopar India.  Funding will be used to provide facilities, medical and nutrition needs, and training to assist these women and children in starting new lives, providing them with the hope and promise of salvation through a relationship with Christ our Lord.

Oklahoma District Ministerial Students Grant ($14,000)

Members of the Oklahoma District LCMS enrolled as Seminary/DELTO students at either the Ft. Wayne or St. Louis Seminary are eligible for this grant to assist in lessening the financial stress of obtaining a theological degree.  This amount is divided equally among eligible students at $7,000 per year during the biennium.

Chapel Roofs – Africa ($5,000)

The congregations in Africa want to reach out to their mostly Muslim communities with the Gospel.  It is only when they have a permanent building that the community members realize that Christianity is there to stay.  The congregations provide the materials and labor to build the church walls, but they cannot afford to put a strong, permanent roof on the buildings.  Congregations in six different countries are waiting to put roofs on their church buildings.  The average cost of one roof is $650.  If no roof is available, a congregation may get a tarp, which costs $65.  This grant will provide funding for roofs for these churches.