St. John Lutheran church is an ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) congregation located in the heart of Belle Plaine, Minnesota, close to the historic downtown area. St. John worships 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 grade students.
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.
On February 26th and 27th our youth will participate in World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine. They will be fasting for 30 hours to get a taste of hunger and to raise money to help feed and care for hungry kids and their families around the world. Students in grades 7-12 who are interested in participating can pick up their fundraising packet once they have returned their signed consent forms to Pastor Lepper or Laura Lee by February 17th. Check out the Famine poster in the gathering area for more information.
Pastor Lepper is attending the Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza in North Carolina and will return on Wednesday, February 10.
The 3rd Annual Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Hosted by Boy Scout Troop 370 will be Sunday, Feb. 7th, 8:30 am – 1 pm, at St. John Lutheran Church. A Free Will Donation ($5/person suggested donation)will be accepted and matching funds will be made by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
The Constitution and By-Laws for St. John have been revised and will be up for approval at the January 25th congregational meeting. Copies of the revised Constitution and By-Laws can be downloaded below and are available at the church office and in the gathering area.
Constitution and By-Laws: Download
