Pastor's Blog

Dec 06

4 week commitment

Dear friends, As inflation concerns grow in the US, anxious economists are beginning to talk about its impact on the upcoming Christmas season. We’re a consumer society, after all, and...

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...

Nov 02

That quarter was for Sunday School

I learned how to give from my parents. From an early age, I was introduced to a Sunday morning — sometimes Saturday evening — ritual of watching dad write a check...

Oct 04

How do we call a new pastor?

Dear friends, A common question I’m getting these days is about the Call process for our next pastor. Well, I’m glad you’ve asked! Here are a few details you might...

Aug 30

As we step into the fall…

Pastor Rhodes Dear friends, As we step into the fall, a few things come to mind. What a great farewell for Pastor Laura. Thank you for...

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...

Jun 02

Celebrating 25 Years

Sisters and Brothers, Twenty-five years ago (plus one day), at the Virginia Synod Assembly at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Roanoke, VA, these words were spoken. "I present for ordination...

Jun 01

From the Pastor: Summer Reading List

Some of the Woollys at Garden City Beach, SC Dear friends, One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to find a really...

Apr 29

100 Years is a Long Time

Pastor Rhodes Dear friends, 100 years is a long time. In the last 100 years we’ve experienced the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, a world war,...

St. John's Blog

Mar 10

Join Our Congregation-wide Lenten Project: Personal Care Kits

This year’s Lenten Congregation-Wide Project invites families to assemble personal care kits for Lutheran World Relief (LWR). World War II left an estimated one-fifth of the world’s Lutherans homeless. Soon...

Feb 22

A Gift with a Story: 12 Stone Art

By Angel Owens We all have love languages– how we best recognize and receive love and how we most naturally share love. Mine is NOT gift giving. I love giving...

Feb 15

Happy Anniversary! 2022 Marks the 275th Anniversary of St. John’s

By Susan Shinn Turner and Rhodes Woolly Artifacts dated from the 1770s found on the North Lee Street site of the first church, including a “host...

Jan 24

2021-2022 Rwanda Ministry Update

St. John’s has a rich tradition of outreach to brothers and sisters in need near and far. St. John’s global ministry partners include Dar al Kalima University and Bright Stars...