Congregation News

Apr 08

The Ninth Inning

Dear friends, Thirteen months ago, I was sitting in the stands at a spring training baseball game in Florida, oblivious of what was about to happen. From baseball to being...

Apr 06

Thine is the Glory: ELW 376 A Hymn of Easter Triumph!

By Rob Durocher Minister of Worship and the Arts, Deacon There are some hymns that just make our worship experience on Easter Sunday complete. Among these are the hymns Jesus...

Mar 31

O Sacred Head Now Wounded- A Hymn for Holy Week

By Rob Durocher Minister of Worship and the Arts, Deacon (Evangelical Lutheran Worship #351) O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns,...

Mar 30

Healthy Choices at the Child Development Center: Melissa Lamb joins the CDC as new cook

By Susan Shinn Turner Just as the Outdoor Learning Environment will provide children with fresh air and exercise, the St. John’s Child Development Center’s Advisory Committee wants to make children...

Mar 18

The Other Side of the Wall Study with Pastor Munther Isaac

By Susan Shinn Turner More than two dozen members of St. John’s and residents of five other states participated in a recent four-week Bible study, The Other Side of the...

Mar 09

I Want Jesus to Walk With Me (ELW 325): A Song for Our Lenten Journey

By Rob Durocher Minister or Worship and the Arts, Deacon Deep from the history of the African American Spiritual comes a song without a known author or a known source...

Mar 04

Bradley Chestnut Accepts New Call in Bluffton S.C.

By Susan Shinn Turner Bradley Chestnut, St. John’s contemporary worship leader since 2016, will become worship leader/pastor at Live Oak Church in Bluffton, SC, near Hilton Head. He starts March...

Feb 18

The Power of Words: Jeanie Moore publishes memoirs during quarantine

By Susan Shinn Turner During the great pandemic of 2020, Jeanie Moore realized she needed to do something both for her mental health and her spiritual health. So she wrote...

Feb 15

A Love Song for the Ages

Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven to earth come down; fix in us thy humble dwelling; all thy faithful mercies crown! Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded...

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The Pastor's Blog

Thank you to Joe Sims for sharing this beautiful photo, taken from inside Bell Tower Green. The new park in downtown Salisbury — directly across the street from
St. John’s — opened to the public on Oct.1.

Nov 09

Calling a New Pastor

Thank you to Joe Sims for sharing this beautiful photo, taken from inside Bell Tower Green. The new park in downtown Salisbury — directly across the...

Jul 29

Connected by an Invisible String

Sisters and Brothers, As I reflect on the last three and a half years that I have spent with you, I am so incredibly grateful. St. John’s and Salisbury will...

Jan 12

A Message for a New Year

Sisters and Brothers, There is nothing better than a new planner! Ok, maybe not for you, but for me, the flipping of the calendar to a new year means a...

Sep 04

Waves of Grief …And Love, Grace, and Peace

Sisters and Brothers, “Grief is like waves.” If you have heard me talk about death, you know that this is my motto. Grief is like waves in the ocean. It...