Welcome to St. John's Lutheran Church!

God has blessed St. John’s since 1862 with faithful members, pastors, and newcomers. We’re a congregation of sinners and saints of all ages. Our worship blends traditional and contemporary, with opportunities for growth, fellowship, and service. We extend Christ’s welcome to all who seek to worship, know, and serve the Lord.

Worship Schedule 
Saturday Worship 5:00 pm.  
Sunday Worship 9:00 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
9:00 worship is also on Facebook Live.

Lent Services every Wednesday starting March 12th  – 11 am with lunch at 11:45.  6:30 pm service with a light supper at 6 pm.  Sign up in the Gathering Space to be hosts/cooks.

Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at 11 & 6:30, and Good Friday Services at 2 & 6:30. Then our Easter Vigil on that Saturday at 5pm completes our Lenten journey! Anyone desiring to be baptized at the Easter Vigil?

Easter Sunday Schedule will be 8 & 9:45 worship.

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St. John's Lutheran Church ELCA Live Stream

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Events

“Spring Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt”

April 27, 2025 | 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The new Fun and Fellowship group will be hosting the “Spring Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt” on Sunday, April 27th after church. Come and enjoy breakfast, fellowship, and maybe even see the Easter Bunny! Please sign up in the Gathering Space so we can plan appropriately.
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Fun & Fellowship Team

May 7, 2025 | 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Our new Fun and Fellowship group will meet on Wednesday May 7th at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome, so bring your ideas and help plan future all-church events.
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Bingo Night

May 18, 2025 | 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Mark your calendars for “Bingo Night!” on Sunday, May 18th at 6:00 pm. We’ll provide beverages and snacks. Fun for all ages! Invite a friend!
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Covenant of Care

Click the link below to view the Covenant of Care before you enter the church.

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Pastor's Message
Dear Partners in the Gospel,

As we journey to the heaviness of the cross and to Easter joy, we’re seeking to know and imitate Jesus-A Man of Sorrows and Acquainted with Grief. And we’re being careful not to shy away from our own sorrows, or the sorrows of others. Because to be a follower of Jesus is to allow ourselves to be vulnerable enough to allow our hearts to be tugged at and even broken, so that the compassion and love of Christ can flow through us.

We’re also learning from Jesus how to accompany those whose griefs and complaints are deep and wide. Our twice-a-month Grief Support Group helps do that. Those of you who serve funeral luncheons here do that! And also, our willingness to listen to the cries of our neighbors whether those cries come from next door, or the southern border, or the middle east, or the central city.

Compassion and community are two things that everyone needs, which rank right up there with oxygen and nutrition! We grow our capacity for both of these, as we gather for worship, study, fellowship and service. And we find ways-individually and together-to spread it out there in the world.

A couple of weeks ago, the world ranking of “Happiest Countries” revealed that Finland ranks at the top of the list (again!), and that we’re not doing very well on that ranking in this country. There are a host of reasons for that, no doubt. But one thing that concerned me especially is that our younger adults (under 30) in this country report being the least happy among us. Again, I’m sure we could and should dig for some reasons for that. And again, I would bet that more compassion and a greater sense of community would be part of the answer!

Those are two things we as church are to be good at and getting better at! In our Greater Milwaukee Synod, there’s a young adult group forming in the Milwaukee area, called Gather MKE. A couple of our young adults are trying it out. Maybe you know another who could? And, though traditional ‘church’ isn’t real high on many young adult’s radar, we might still have something to offer. Both compassion and community are contagious! So is Easter joy! We get to spread those things around!

- Pastor Paul

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Posted on May 29 2024
JOB 31-JOB RESTS HIS CASE. JOB 38-GOD ANSWERS! Bible Background: Job makes his final plea for justice in chapters 29–31 and then ‘rests his case’. In 32–37, a new person, Elihu, speaks. His speech may be a later addition to the book to ‘soften’ some of
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Sunday, May 26, 2024

Posted on May 23 2024
Genesis 1=The First Story of Creation Bible Background: The 1st story of the Bible is fittingly, the 1st creation story! Genesis 2 offers another account, which is quite different! That tells us the writers/editors of Genesis weren’t trying to solve all the mysteries of creation, and left
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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Posted on May 17 2024
1 Corinthians 12 = The Body of Christ Bible Background: Paul’s letters to the church at Corinth have lovely words and harsh words. The Christians there were gifted and challenged at the same time: divided when they could have been united; cocky when they could have been humble; selfish
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Sunday, February 4, 2024

Posted on Feb 04 2024
MARK 6 REJECTION + SENDING + DEATH OF JOHN Bible Background: In Mark, Jesus’ popular appeal hits a roadblock. People in his home town can’t believe he’s a prophet. They can’t grasp the change and challenge and opportunity Jesus brings. Mark (who is usually brief on
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