Logan County well represented at LWML
conference
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[May 09, 2017]
LINCOLN
- The 72nd Annual Convention of the Lutheran Women's Missionary
League (LWML) was held Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, Altamont, IL. The convention theme was “Grow and Build
Together in Love.”
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Approximately 254 delegates, members, Pastors and
guests participated. The opening devotion and Bible study was lead
by Rev. Mark Peters, of Lincoln. Hosts for the convention were women
from the Altamont Zone which included the following locations:
Altamont, St. Peter, Salem, Shobonier and Vandalia.
The main speaker for the convention was Rev. Mark A. Wood of St.
Louis. The topic was “Reaching Out”. He works with evangelism and
revitalization in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
LWML CID President, Sheila Lutz, chaired the business session. The
Mite Box offering goal for 2017-2018 was set at $90,000. Mite Box
funds are used to support mission grants selected annually from
submissions to LWML. The top four mission grants were announced at
the end of the convention.
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Next year's convention will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Bloomington, IL on April 27th and April 28th.
Those attending from Lincoln were: Shirley Aukamp; JoAnne Marlin; Shirley
Jordan; Bonita Peters; Sharol Bolton; Marilyn Horath; Pat Benson; Barb Dahm and
Pastor Mark Peters.
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