Women of the ELCA
Women of the ELCA (WELCA), the women’s organization of this church, has thousands of participants in thousands of congregations. Together we are committed to growing in faith, affirming our gifts, supporting one another in our callings, and engaging in ministry and action that promotes justice and wholeness for all people.
Follow the South Dakota Women of the ELCA on the web:
Read the Spring 2023 WELCA Newsletter
Download the South Dakota Synod WELCA Constitution
Download the 2022 WELCA Convention Booklet
Learn more about the Women of the ELCA at its website, womenoftheelca.org.
- Lily Mendosa and Red Skirt Society
- Kelly Patterson – Treasured Lives (anti-sex trafficking organization)
- Rev. Jonathan Steiner – Associate to the Bishop
- Jesse Schmidt – Better Business Bureau of SD
- Katie Luther – aka Diana Glover
- And many more
Registration is open – $50 until June 1; $65 after June 1
Love Offerings – 1. Monetary gifts to Youth & Family Services 2. Personal/feminine hygiene products for Woyaton
Silent Auction Items (one per Unit, please). Funds raised will go to Katie’s Fund.
Register on Tithe.ly (see below) or through printed paper registration in newsletter. You can also download and print a paper registration here.
Send all registrations to Darla Toben, 47906 171st St. Clear Lake SD 57226
Online Registration Link: https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/6654314
Sign Up for our e-newsletter by contacting the editor – Lilah Gillis (mlgillis92@gmail.com)
Upcoming Spring Gatherings
Bear Butte – April 22 at Faith Lutheran Church in Rapid City
Prairie Coteau – April 29 at Our Savior’s in Veblen
Medary Conference – April 15 at Bethany Lutheran in Howard
Prairie Rivers – April 29 at Our Savior’s in Corsica
Northern Plains – April 15 at Zion Lutheran in Aberdeen
Crossroads – April 15 at Renner Lutheran in Renner
Southeastern – April 22 at Trinity Lutheran in Yankton
Give
Support the ministry of the Women of the ELCA in South Dakota through your financial gifts.
Officers
President
Margene Thompson
Letcher, SD
605-248-2444 / 605-770-8311
amthompson@santel.net
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Darla Toben
Clear Lake, SD
605-880-3506
dgtoben@itctel.com
Director for Stewardship
Kathy Heffernan
Faulkton, SD
605-324-3638
kheffernan1957@gmail.com
Director for Justice
Director for Discipleship
Vicki Persson
Corsica, SD
605-732-4605 / 605-999-2946
vicki@midstatesd.net
Member-at-Large
Cheryl Lundeen
Sioux Falls, SD
605-201-3102
clundeen@midco.net
Member-at-Large
Nominating Committee
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