We need your congregation’s help to meet our matching gift and empower more women leaders this International Women’s Day!

International Women’s Day is March 8. The ELCA celebrates this day by uplifting the International Women Leaders (IWL) program, which provides scholarships for emerging women leaders from our companion churches around the world to study at ELCA colleges and universities, ELCA seminaries and other institutions. Read more here.

On the following Sunday, March 12, we encourage your congregation to take a special offering for IWL. In honor of International Women’s Day, all gifts to IWL will be matched dollar for dollar until we reach $50,000 — your gifts will go twice as far!

Resources for Congregations

• NEW VIDEO COMING SOON: A message from current IWL scholars will soon be available for you to share with your congregation and community. You’ll receive the link in an upcoming email, and the video will be available for download at ELCA.org/IWL.

• Other materials include images, brochures, a bulletin insert and a worship resource with prayers and hymns. Find them all here.

Check Facebook and Instagram the week of March 8 for new stories from current IWL scholars. Together we can make a difference for the next generation.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel Saby at Rachel.Saby@ELCA.org. Thank you for investing in the future of women leaders!