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As a follow up to part 1 of our Annual Meeting on Jan. 19, 2025, a summary of proposed changes, as well as the full, revised version of the church constitution can be found via the links below. We ask you to please review, provide comments or feedback and plan to vote on these... Read More →

Thank you to the Outreach Committee! The group delivered gifts to Family Promise, dropped off hats and gloves at Jackson Elementary, and is working on an upcoming Bingo Night with prizes. Their next meeting will be on January 6th at 10:00. Our Outreach Committee has planned a... Read More →

Our St. John’s Mission Endowment Fund has been earning income ‘quietly’, for extra ministries beyond the walls of St. John’s. Our Mission Endowment Team wants to celebrate with you these disbursements that they have recommended and Council has approved:... Read More →

Fellowship is part of what it means to ‘be Church’. We have some fun events that gather people together, and we’ve enjoyed some things in the past (like a Dominoes group before Saturday service, or a monthly or bi-monthly Senior Lunch). Wendy Wolf would like to... Read More →

“Bible For Dummies” anyone? We did a 4-session intro last spring, and Pastor would be happy to try another 4 weeks, either on Thursday evenings or Sunday after worship. Let him know! Read More →

As the ELCA, our wider church creates “Social Statements” on a variety ofimportant societal and moral issues. Currently, we have a ‘working draft‘ of anew Social Statement on “Civic Life and Faith”, as in: how mightcongregations and members and... Read More →

Monday Study at 9am meets outdoors, weather-permitting, or in the Upper Room. We could include you at home via Zoom as well, if you’d like to participate that way! Let Pastor know. Read More →

The Prairie Garden is planted! Phase 1 has been completed by Eagle Scout Kyle, with guidance from Tim Kiernan! The plan is that next spring, we’ll work and seed a larger area that will also become a “Scattering Garden” for ashes, with some way to mark the names... Read More →

Our Grief Support Group is here, for anyone who is grieving! We meet the 1st & 3rd Mondays at 6:30, and someone new attends almost every time we gather! We have some good “Care Notes” for all sorts of losses, and here are Ten Tips for dealing with grief through... Read More →

Fellowship, Fun and Fitness goal – God has given us amazing bodies that we need to take care of, especially as we age. We need to take care of our minds, balance, cardiovascular fitness and strength to ensure we are functional physically and mentally. The decisions we make... Read More →