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Lutheran Girl Pioneers is a Christ-centered organization for girls of the
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(ELS).
Lutheran Girl Pioneers encourages girls and leaders to do all things
according to God's Word and out of love and respect for God. LGP offers
opportunities for fellowship and encourages service to family, church and
community. LGP strives to center all of its activities in the teachings of
the Holy Bible.
A local group of LGP is called a Caravan. A caravan is directed by the
Caravan Council. Caravan Counselor and Leaders with guidance from the
Pastor. A caravan is provided leadership and
training material to use as long as annual membership fees are submitted.
A Caravan offers a variety of practical and interesting subjects that are taught
by the leaders or by professional people who are asked to assist.
A Caravan encourages girls to achieve and advance beginning as Sunbeams
continuing as Travelers, Trailblazers, and Homesteaders and on to the highest
level, Spinners.
A Caravan provides opportunities for girls to pursue their interests through
Special Achievements:
First Aid Nature Transportation Photography Citizenship Camping
Handicraft Leadership Drama Cooking Music Art
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At Cross of Christ, our Caravan is new and the girls are enjoying the experiences of their monthly meetings. In September, they hosted a tea for the ladies. You can see photos of this lovely event in the photo gallery. In October, they will be doing a unit on cooking.
They will study the food groups and food nutrition learn some cooking phrases, how to measure ingredients and then they will bake some muffins.
In November they will learn some correspondence skills,
answering the phone, writing thank you notes, sending greeting cards and mailing
information. They will have a lesson on making their own thank you
cards with rubber stamps and ink.
If you would like more information about our Lutheran
Girl Pioneers Caravan, please call the church at 659-3311 or by email using our
Contact Form.
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The History of the
LGP
In September of 1954, a girls club was organized by Mrs. W.J. Masewicz and Rev.
Harold Backer at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with the
idea in mind of completing a youth program for Christian fellowship.
On May 5, 1955, a meeting of six congregations from the Wisconsin Evangelical
Lutheran Synod from La Crosse, Wisconsin, Fountain City, Wisconsin, and Winona,
Minnesota, was held at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church to draw up a formal
constitution for Lutheran Girl Pioneers. The constitution was adopted on June 22
and the same day the first National council was elected.
The following year several meetings were held by the National Council. The
group adopted their charter and set national dues. They accept the charm
bracelet with a disk as the achievement recognition for Travelers. This was the
year the first Lutheran Girl Pioneers manual was printed. St. Martin's Lutheran
Church, Winona, Minnesota, was host to the first convention on May 16, 1956.
The year 1956-57 was another busy year for the National Council. This year
the Spinning Wheel was adopted as the national emblem. Two new charms were added
to the bracelet, the Bonnet for the Trailblazer achievement and the Spinning
Wheel for the Homesteader. The group also adopted a temporary uniform. The first
field day was held at Myrick Park in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on July 24, 1956. The
first thirteen charters were presented at the second national convention on May
8, 1957.
Since then Lutheran Girl Pioneers has grown very rapidly, becoming
incorporated in May 1961. With the grace of God we shall try to live up to our
motto; "Loyal To Christ," and bring Christian fellowship to our girls.
For more information you can visit the web site for LGP
at www.lgp.org.
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