Scholarship Endowment Fund Committee

Michelle Heckmann, Chairman
Judy Kunkel
Kristine Wendorf

The LWML Texas District Scholarship Endowment Fund Committee awards scholarships to women studying to become full-time church professionals. The Scholarship Endowment Fund Committee members are appointed for six-year terms and the chairman rotates every two years. Contact the Scholarship Endowment Fund Committee Chairman Michelle Heckmann by email. 

For information on how to donate to the endowments click here. 

Scholarship Guidelines and Application

The LWML Texas District Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in 1990 in celebration of our 50th Anniversary. Interest from the fund has enabled the committee to award scholarships to women from Texas District LCMS congregations enrolled in a course of study leading to full-time professional church work in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Information on applying for a scholarship for the 2026–2027 school year is included with the fillable application form. Applications are due by March 31 of each year for the following school year. Please email Michelle Heckmann to obtain her address to send the completed application. 

2025–2026 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to these five young women who have been selected by the LWML Texas District Scholarship Committee to each receive a $2,100 scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year. Thank you to all the amazing applicants who applied for the scholarship. Please lift these young women up in prayer as they pursue the plans God has in store for them. 

Interested in financially supporting these scholarships? The LWML Texas District Scholarship Endowment Fund provides 100% of the funding for these scholarships through yearly fund distributions. Gifts to this endowment are never spent, but are invested and grow the amount of the distributions. The larger our endowment principal balance, the more scholarships we can give! To learn more about all of our endowments and how to give, visit the endowment pages.

Caroline Browning
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ft. Worth
Sophomore, Concordia University Nebraska
Thank you so much for selecting me as a recipient of the LWML Texas District Scholarship. I am truly honored and appreciative of your support. This scholarship will be a great help in supporting my education and will allow me to focus more fully on my studies and future goals of being a teacher and coach. This opportunity encourages me to continue working hard and aiming high. Thank you again for your generosity and for investing in my future.

Elizabeth Crawford
Faith Lutheran Church, Plano
Junior, Concordia University Nebraska
Thank you so much for gifting me this generous scholarship! It will be a great benefit to me as I continue my studies at Concordia University, Nebraska, to pursue God's calling to serve as a Lutheran school teacher and to study music. Thank you for supporting me and others who desire to serve through various church work vocations. I appreciate your generosity and welcome your ongoing prayers!

Olivia Thoelke
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Houston
Senior, Concordia University Irvine
I am so grateful to LWML Texas District for choosing me as one of the recipients of the 2025–2026 LWML Texas District Scholarships. This will allow me to focus on my schooling all the more as I prepare for church work as a director of parish music. Thank you so much for your generous support and prayer for me as I finish my studies at Concordia University, Irvine.

Rebekah Bowman
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Centerville
Sophomore, Concordia University Nebraska
Thank you for this opportunity! This will greatly help me as I continue my education at Concordia Nebraska. Thank you again for supporting me as I pursue church music.

Sheralynn Weider
CrossRoad Lutheran Church, Katy
Senior, Concordia University, St. Paul
Thank your for your generous support of me and my studies! I am so thankful for the many opportunities that I've been given, and the doors that this scholarship will open for me. The Lord has been so generous to me! I look forward to following God's call for me in college and beyond.

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