Grow With Us ● Go With Us

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. –Galatians 6:10

For 125 springs, laypeople like you of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod have answered the Lord’s call to care for His beloved children in partnership with Lutheran Family Service. This spring, as we Grow & Go, LFS is responding to the needs of more LCMS pastors and churches by strengthening our ministry to pastors’ wives — the often unseen, unrecognized women who carry heavy burdens in “glass‑house” life. Together with you, we are providing safe, confidential, supportive places for these women to be encouraged, understood, and cared for in Christ.

The Spring 2026 Grow & Go Challenge:

We love your pastor's wife — we know you do, too! Join us to show her some love and help grow Lutheran Family Service's ongoing, Christ-centered care for her and many others like her.

We'll send a $100 VISA gift card to present to your pastor's wife, along with your own appreciation, when at least 10 households from your church make a gift of $10 or more before June 30 as part of our Spring Appeal.

Your gifts will be used by LFS to extend the ministry of love, mercy, and care we are called to accomplish together — growing support created especially for women who are married to our pastors within the LCMS:

Koinonia Support Groups
"This community truly gets what it’s like to be a pastor’s wife — raising children in the church, sharing burdens, celebrating joys."
– Cayleigh, pastor's wife in Iowa

Marriage Enrichment
"A much‑needed space guided by leaders who understand dual parish ministry life; it reminded us how to care for our marriage."
– Gina, pastor's wife in Nebraska

Individual Counseling
"LFS steadied our whole family through a difficult transition to a new call — processing struggles and grief. I have hope again."
– Kristina, pastor's wife in North Dakota

The cost for LFS to provide these programs throughout the year, which support and care for pastors' wives, is $43,000.

The 2026 LFS Spring Grow & Go Challenge provides a fun and unique way for you and other LCMS members to remind your current pastor's wife how important she is to you and to the ministry, while growing Christian care for these special women throughout our Synod — a double blessing! Join us today!