Financial Peace University

By Susan Shinn Turner Financial Peace University, held January 26-March 23 at St. John’s, was a resounding success for participants. At the conclusion of the nine-week course, 14 families had…

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VBS – Donation Request

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We Need Your Help! For this year’s Vacation Bible School, we are in need of packing materials for an activity that will fill lots of GUTSY Bears. GUTSY…

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Donate to the St. John’s Tent Village at Lutheridge

St. John’s has been asked to raise $50,000 to fund a new platform tent village at Lutheridge. The church has already received $20,000 towards the project. Adding the four elevated…

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Help Needed for South Sudan

Right now, more than seven million people need humanitarian assistance in South Sudan because of the ravages of civil war, drought, and government instability. The ELCA is poised to respond…

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Students Visit “Luther Land”

Rebecca Agner, Caroline Parrott, and Victor Pereira were among a group of 48 students and chaperones who traveled to Germany with the University of North Carolina’s Lutheran Campus Ministry program…

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Environmental Sustainability Program – LED Lighting

In our continued effort to be good stewards of our environment, the Property Committee has started replacing all conventional lighting with far more efficient LED lighting throughout the campus. Improved…

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First Communion – 5th Grade Milestone

Since March, our fifth graders and their families have been gathering together for an in-home study about Communion. This is a special opportunity for students and parents to learn about…

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Henry Trexler to Retire as Scoutmaster after 36 Years

By Susan Shinn Turner Longtime Scoutmaster, Henry Trexler, retired from Troop 443 on April 30. During his tenure at St. John’s, some 120 young men attained the rank of Eagle…

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A Brief History of the Luther Children

Luther and Katie had six children: Hans (June 7, 1526), Elizabeth (December 10, 1527), Magdalene (May 4, 1529), Martin (November 9, 1531), Paul (January 29, 1533, and Margaret (December 17,…

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