A community of women dedicated to serving the Lord through mission, fellowship, and the study of God's Word!
Relationship building, spiritual growth, small groups and gatherings, and service to others fill our Women's Ministry calendar. Regular activities like Bible study, prayer, service and outreach, and fellowship events help foster relationships, deepen faith, and grow deeper roots in Jesus!
- Small Groups: Called Circles, small groups are central to CTK's Women's Ministry, providing a space for relationship-building, Bible study, discipleship. and focused outreach.
- Community and Support: Foster authentic connections where women grow in their relationship with Jesus and with one another.
- Service and Study: Time together emphasizes Bible study and serving both the church, the surrounding neighborhoods, and regional and global initiatives.
Together, the women of Christ the King's support goes wide and deep*—assisting seminarians and military members, hosting soup suppers for Wednesday evening services during Advent and Lent, and providing refreshments at memorials and weddings. But their mission impact is even more far-reaching. Prior annual fundraising has supported the Union Gospel Mission's men’s shelter, Lutherhaven camperships, CTK's new Comfort Dog Ministry, and the Navajo Lutheran Outreach in New Mexico.
*The women's ministries at Christ the King are affiliated with the national Lutheran Women in Mission, a service organization of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Women's Circles Support Many and Varied Community, Regional, and Global Missions!
Charity Circle
Who they serve: Stocking The Closet at nearby Lakes Middle School, where students who are under-resourced, some of them among the more than 400 unhoused students in the CdA School District, “shop” at no cost for needed clothing, shoes, and hygiene products.
Real Impact: "It's apparent they're driven by compassion, empathy and love for these young people who may be having challenges at home and just want to fit in. Stories they recount of some students tug at the heartstrings. They’re definitely dialed in to what kids are wearing and sensitive to not making charity feel like charity.” Coeur d'Alene Press, October 18, 2023
Key contacts: Jan Trout or Denise Muhly
faith Circle
Who they serve: Christ the King's homebound, packing thirty "goody bags" each month with encouraging scripture and fun seasonal treats. Faith Circle also serves the Coeur d'Alene Police Department, collecting small blankets given out on police calls and incidents; and collects socks, underwear, mittens, hats, and sweat pants for local under-resourced elementary school kids.
Real Impact: Stories of homebound residents feeling young again—picture bubbles, whimsical straws, and crazy craft kits—are oft-relayed back by Larry Comer, CTK's visitation pastor.
Key contact: Sandy Taylor
Hope Circle
Who they serve: Operation Christmas Child, working through the year collecting, making, packing, and shipping gifts for children in need across the globe. "Shoebox gifts" filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items open the door for sharing Jesus's love with kids in tangible ways.
Real impact: For some kids, it's the first gift they've ever received... and the first time they've ever heard the good news of Jesus. Each year Hope Circle sends over 500 shoebox gifts around the world.
Key contact: Lorna Wasson
Love Circle
Who they serve: Safety Net Inland Northwest, an outreach to local teens and young adults who've aged out of foster care. Love Circle collects anything and everything—upwards of six pickup loads at a time—a young person might need when they find themselves 18 years old and on their own.
Real Impact: One young man they helped still had three siblings in foster care, and his heart's desire was to have all his sibs together with him under one roof. He had a place to live. He had a job. He just needed a car to get is young brothers and sisters to and from school. Love Circle bought him a car.
Key contact: Sandy Elkins
