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Joan Kelly Chesapeake District LWML President

CHESAPEAKE DISTRICT LWML CONVENTION 2010

 

Celebrating our 70th Anniversary!

September 24-26, 2010

Koger Center, Richmond, VA

Theme: “Rooted in Faith…..Growing in Christ”

“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught abounding in Thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7

Convention Highlights:

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Ruth Koch, Author and Speaker

ENTERTAINER Jan Struck, Christian Humorist

LWML REPRESENTATIVE Dcs. Sylvia Johnson, VP Human Care

CONVENTION MUSICIAN Dr. Dina Vendetti

Host Zone: Tidewater

Convention Chairman: Beverly Sweeney, Co- Chair: Rosemond Runyan

Host Church: Our Savior Lutheran Church, Winchester, VA Friday

Opening Worship with Holy Communion conducted by the district Pastoral Counselors: Rev. Dr. John Sound, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Winchester, VA Rev. Raymond Rohrs, Faith Lutheran Church, Baltimore, MD

Sunday Closing Worship: Rev. Dr. Jon Diefenthaler, President, Southeastern District LCMS

 

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The Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML), with a membership of over 250,000, is the official women's organization of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.  The LWML focuses on affirming each woman in her relationship with Christ to enable her to be in ministry among the people of the world.  For over 60 years the organization has been encouraging and equipping women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to financially support global missions.
 
The Chesapeake District is blessed to serve over 125 churches, divided into 11 zones. With our unique geographical location the district is made up of churches in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia with a small number of churches in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. We serve many members from West Virginia as well.