St. John's Lutheran Church

On Thursday, January 12, 2012 our Council, Call Cmte and Ministry Oversight Team met with a candidate. After prayerful deliberation at the Special Council Meeting on Sunday, January 15, 2012 our Council accepted the recommendation of the Call Cmte to offer a call to the candidate. After prayer and discernment, the candidate replied that he [...]

Representatives from both the Call Committee and Transition Team will be available at tables in the Atrium and on the Balcony after worship services on November 12 and 13 to answer any questions you may have about the call process or other transition topics.
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Transition News
St. John’s calls interim senior pastor Frederick Hill
We are delighted to announce that the St. John’s Church Council has voted to make Pastor Frederick C. Hill our interim senior pastor. Pastor Hill spent time at the church and met our staff on Tuesday, July 19, and Council voted to extend him a six month [...]

Dear Members of St. John’s, the purpose of the following letter is to give you an update on operations at the church in light of recent changes in our pastoral staff. Read the letter HERE.

St. John’s Lutheran Church
Congregation Council Notes
May 23, 2011
Pastoral Transition. Interim Senior Pastor. The Council received the nomination by the Bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of Rev. Dr. David E. Cox to be Interim Senior Pastor of St. John’s, with a probable beginning date of July 1, 2011, for a period of 6 months, and [...]

The Call Committee continues to work with the Bishop to identify candidates for consideration for the role of Senior Pastor. We are now in the process of identifying a capable interim pastor to help lead and support St. John’s as we continue our search. For questions, please contact Dan Lammers at 663-1005.
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[ June 25, 2011 6:30 PM to June 26, 2011 4:00 PM. ]
June 25 (Saturday Evening)
An Evening with the Wells at the Chateau—A Dinner/Roast at 6:30 PM
This special evening will include some of the humorous as well as serious ministry remembrances for Pastor and Susan Wells through the years. Tickets are $30 per person and reservations are required. This is also a “fund-raiser” for Lutheran Social Services [...]