1964 - 1964

Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society

In 1963 a group of women gathered in Neillsville, Wisconsin, to discuss forming a national women’s society that would support the synod’s mission work. On June 27, 1964, the first Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society convention is held at St. Matthew’s in Winona, Minnesota; 256 women attended the first convention. Today’s yearly conventions are routinely attended by over 1,000 women.

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The LWMS Flag Presentation in 1970. The flags are from each country with a WELS mission field. This is a time honored tradition of the LWMS.
The LWMS Flag Presentation in 1970. The flags are from each country with a WELS mission field. This is a time honored tradition of the LWMS.
First National LWMS Board
First National LWMS Board