HISTORY

St. John Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and is in the East Central Synod of Wisconsin. It was organized as a congregation on June 23, 1873. The current church building was dedicated in 1970 and has had two additions since then. From 1873 to 1962, St. John had pastors who served more than one congregation. Since1962, it has had a full-time pastor. Pastor Dennis Schatt served the congregation from 1972.- 2007. On November 1, 2008 Pastor Jennifer Christenson became our full-time pastor.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We confess the Triune God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit:

• Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe;
• The Father as creator of all things, visible and invisible;
• The Holy Spirit who calls, gathers, enlightens and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth, and keeps it united with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.

We accept:

• The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as the inspired Word of God, and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith and life;
• The Apostles, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of the faith of this congregation;
• In the Book of Concord.