News

Our Choir and our Bell Choir are in need of volunteers to sing and ring God’s praises!  The adult Choir meets on Sunday morning after our 9:00 service and our Bell Choir practices on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm starting on September 2. No experience necessary – come and give it a try!  Read More →

Over the summer, St. John’s Council and Ministry Planning Team, identified “Gifted and Grateful” as the worship and ministry theme for the two-month period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. This congregation-wide theme directly supports our ministry focus this year of being “We... Read More →

We have 9 students attending confirmation and youth camp at Village and Pine Lake Crossways Camps!  We also have one of our grandparents going to grandparent camp with her granddaughter!  In late July we have a group of youth going to Sky Ranch in Colorado!  Keep... Read More →

We are excited to announce that Flat Jesus will be traveling with you this summer!He is here for you to travel with whether it is locally, at the zoo, or on a family vacation.  Please take pictures as he travels with you and email them to church office at... Read More →

St. John’s offers Mobile giving besides our online giving on our website.  You can quickly donate using your debit/credit or checking/savings account from your Smartphone.  You can make one time donations or set up recurring giving to multiple funds.  Choose to create an account... Read More →

For many years we have supported missionaries Dr. Steve & Bethany Friberg who live and serve among the Maasi people in northern Tanzania. Dr. Steve supervises very rural medical clinics; Bethany works with Maasi women’s programs. Your monthly “Missionary” envelope supports... Read More →

We are very excited to announce that our church building loan is now under $300,000.  That’s a huge accomplishment since we started with over a 1 million dollar loan!  A huge thank you to a very generous member who has given $20,000 to pay down the principal on the... Read More →

1,200 members and leaders from across the ELCA will gather in Milwaukee August 5-10 for our Churchwide Assembly (that takes place every 3rd year). Would you be willing to volunteer for a day or two or for the week? Here’s the list of positions: Airport greeters, hotel greeters,... Read More →

We were approached by the Jackson Alcoholics Anonymous group as they were seeking a new meeting space for their Tuesday evening meetings. Our church council considered their request and believes that’s a good use for our basement-which is normally empty on Tuesday nights!... Read More →

We are rolling out the carpet (literally!) to create a Children’s Space within our sanctuary! We are a welcoming community at St. John’s and we want to welcome and encourage families with young children to participate in and enjoy our worship services. Our Cry Room is always... Read More →