“Go Ye – Send Me”
Lincoln Zone Fall Rally slated for September 16 in Delavan
 

[September 01, 2015]  LINCOLN - “Go Ye” - Send Me is the theme for this year’s Lincoln Zone Fall Rally of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML), Central Illinois District. The rally will be held on Wednesday, September 16 at Christ Lutheran Church, Delavan.

Serving as hosts this year are the ladies of Christ Lutheran Church, Delavan and also the ladies of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, San Jose.
Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. with opening devotions at 9:30 a.m. by Pastor Justin Schmidt.

The keynote speaker for the rally will be Karen Ruhlig of Champaign, Illinois. Karen was part of a short-term mission team for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod who went to Koszalin, Poland this summer to teach children about their Savior, Jesus. Karen has served the LWML in many aspects. Besides serving at the society and zone levels, Karen has served as President for the Central Illinois District, which also included serving on the national LWML Board of Directors. She also served on the national level during her 2 terms on the Editors’ Resources Committee.

Lincoln Zone President, Alice Meeker, will conduct the business meeting. A Christian Life program based on the theme, “Go Ye” – Send Me, will also be presented during the day. The ingathering will be monetary donations for the victims of the recent tornado which went through Delavan.

The LWML is an auxiliary of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod which proclaims the saving faith of Jesus Christ throughout the United States and the world.

The LWML, Central Illinois District is currently funding several projects through their mites, including: Student aid for church workers, sound upgrades & Christian materials for the deaf ministry in Jacksonville, and a fellowship building for Hispanic outreach at Christo Rey Lutheran Church in East Moline.

Nationally funded mite projects include: Clean water & evangelism ministry in Africa, Disaster response trailers, and Cancer care packages.

The public is invited to attend the rally on September 16. For information, please contact the rally chairperson, Gloria Cunningham, or the Lincoln Zone President, Alice Meeker.

[Alice Meeker]