Welcome to St. John
St. John Lutheran church is an ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) congregation located in the heart of Belle Plaine, Minnesota. St. John worship services have an average attendance of 300 people during two Sunday morning and one evening service. The congregation provides Sunday School for children from 3 years old up to 6th grade and Confirmation classes for 7 – 8 graders.
The Mission Statement of St. John is “A Growing Community in Christ – Loving God and Loving Others.” Today, with Senior Pastor Mark Johnson and Associate Pastor Mark Lepper, along with a fine staff and a host of many volunteers working in a variety of ways, the community of St. John is continuing to grow in its Mission Statement – not only growing in a quantity of new members, but also in the quality of being a warm and friendly congregation where individuals and families are encouraged to become involved and share their interests and talents in making new friends and in furthering the congregation’s mission and ministry.
Going on at St. John
For more about what is new at St. John see our News & Announcements section.
- Campfire!
Hey all you 7th-12th graders! Come to the Campfire on Monday, June 21st from 6:00-9:00pm in Pastor Mark L's backyard! There will be a campfire, camp counselors, hotdogs, s'mores, root beer floats, bocce ball, lawn golf, frisbee, and lots of other fun and games! We hope to see you there!!!
- Summer Worship Schedule
Please take note that our summer schedule has started! During the months of June, July and August we have one Sunday morning service at 9:00 a.m. with coffee hour following the service and our Contemporary Service continues at 6:30 p.m. Our regular worship schedule will resume in September!
- Vacation Bible School
Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School coming up on June 21-25 from 9:00am to 3:00pm for grades K-5, and from 9:00-12:00 for preschoolers! It will be led by counselors from Camp Onomia, and the youth will participate in singing songs, playing games, and studying the Bible. It is offered FREE OF CHARGE, but we ask that you donate cookies or juice to be served at snack time. If you would like your children to attend, contact us here at the church office to get a registration form. It is going to be a GREAT week filled with a lot of fun and learning about God! Hope to see you there!
- Hot Dog/Bratwurst Fundraiser
Come and enjoy some good food and support a great cause! This week, Thursday, May 6th thru Sunday, May 9th, the Mission Trip group will be hosting The Weenie Wagon. They will be selling hot dogs and bratwurst in the Coke wagon outside of the Shakopee Cub Foods! It's a quick, easy and convenient way to support our Mission Trip to the Yakama Indian Reservation! Rumor has it there will even be people wearing a hot dog costume. You never know, Pastor Mark Lepper might be wearing it when you show up!!! Hope to see you there!!!
- May 2nd Adult Forum
On Sunday, May 2, Professor Mary Solberg from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter will be with us for an adult forum presentation between our worship services from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Her topic will be: “Whatever happened to Martin Luther – A fresh look at Martin Luther and his Works.” This event is sponsored by your Adult Ed. & Fellowship Ministry Team. Hope to see you there!
