Every women at Scandian Grove Lutheran Church is a member of the Church Women. We are encouraged to find ways to help mobilize other women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. Perhaps you create, decorate, serve, sing, teach, support, pray, worship, read, visit, mourn, bake, or share your faith in yet another way.

  • Secretary: Donna Pankratz

  • Treasurer: Maria Lokensgard

Current projects include:

  • Quilting - Elaine Hermanson & Elna Rodning

  • Lutheran World Relief Coffee Sales - Maria Lokensgard

  • Prayer Shawls - Mary Myhra

  • Church Library Donations and Upkeep

  • In-Kind Synod and Churchwide Projects

Your ideas and suggestions are encouraged!

We meet the first Saturday of every other month at 9:00am. Come and bring a friend!

This year we will meet at the homes of members as follows:

  • February 3 - Maria Lokensgard

  • April 6 - Kazuko Larson

  • June 1 - TBD, maybe go to the Swenson Peony Gardens

  • August 3 - Donna Pankratz

  • October 5 - Elna Rodning

  • December 7 - Theresa Bjorklund

  • February 1, 2025 - TBD

You can reach out to Maria Lokensgard (Treasurer) with any questions. Thank you for everything you are doing!

You can follow the Scandian Grove Lutheran Church Women on Facebook by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/scandiangrovechurchwomen

Communion Bread Recipe

From Luther Seminary to your table

Sift dry ingredients together three times: (important!)

2 c whole wheat flour
1 c white flour
1 & 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 & 1/4 tsp salt

 Stir in 4 tsp oil. Set aside.

 Mix wet ingredients together until dissolved:

3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp very hot water (minimum of 180 degrees F)
3 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp molasses

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well. Dough should be slightly sticky. Do not knead.

Divide into four balls and flatten each into a 1/4 inch thick disk.

With a knife, score the top of each loaf into eight pie-shaped sections, so that the sections can be more easily broken off while serving. Alternatively, you could score a cross onto the loaf.

Lay the loaves on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and brush the tops of the loaves with oil. Bake an additional 5-8 minutes. Let cool.

Yield: Four 8 oz. loaves. Each loaf serves 60-70 people, depending upon the size of the piece given. The loaves freeze well.

A well-used, well-loved recipe

Luther Seminary’s communion bread recipe has been used here for more than 25 years. It is baked by Luther Seminary dining services staff and served as part of our weekly Holy Communion service in chapel each Wednesday.

This recipe is known throughout the country as one of the best tasting and easiest to make. It’s become quite popular! In July 2012 Luther Seminary dining services staff baked an estimated 1,900 loaves and Fed-Ex-ed them to the ELCA’s youth gathering in New Orleans for their Sunday Eucharist!