Purpose of Ladies Aid organization

You ask a good question. Church organizations need to ask why they exist and what their purpose is.

Church organizations usually answer those questions with a mission statement of some kind. A statement might look like this: “The Ladies Aid organization of St. John’s Lutheran Church exists to provide opportunities for Bible study and Christian fellowship for ladies of the congregation and to furnish occasions for service projects to the congregation and community.” Those service projects might include making available the purchase of Christian greeting cards by members, coordinating congregational dinners and funeral luncheons, offering assistance to the pastor by serving as an Altar Guild, serving as a liaison between WELS Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) and the women of the congregation, making worship service banners or customizing baptismal napkins, or many other activities that would fit your local situation.

Here are some other ideas from the Women’s Ministry section of the synod’s web site.

Organizations—whether they are in church or outside the church—need to define their purpose for existing. If there is no real purpose, then there can be little surprise why an organization struggles to involve people in it.

I would encourage you and your fellow sisters in Christ to brainstorm purposes for your Ladies Aid organization. If you do not have a mission statement, you could draft one, thus giving clear direction for the organization. No doubt, you would want to involve your pastor and other church leaders in your discussions and plans.

God bless you and the ladies of your congregation as you seek to imitate the example of the women who supported the work of the Lord and his kingdom (Luke 8:1-3)!