Who We Are
Southwestern Minnesota Women of the ELCA is a partner organization of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We provide support for the Synod on many mission areas including local and global mission, faith formation and support for women clergy leaders.
SW MN Synod Women’s Constitution and Bylaws 2018
SW MN Synod Policy Statement 2018
SW MN Synod Board Officer Job Descriptions
Where We Are
Our Synod spans the region of Southwest Minnesota from Ortonville, MN to Saint Peter, MN. We currently are made up of ten conferences that each have an active WELCA board leaders to serve the women of their conference.
2022-2023 Synod Board Members
President
Ilene Penk
Vice-President
Janet Hagen
Secretary
Gwen Degner
Treasurer
Maria Lokensgard
SW MN Synod Staff Liaison
Rev. Heather Culuris
Communicator Editor
Christina Nelson
Previous Board Meeting Minutes
Board Members At Large
- Noreen Beranek
- Marcella Chapman
- Connie Dallmann
- Brenda Danielson
- Dianne Doscher
- Carolyn Enstad
- Carmen Maus