St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church and School


Welcome About Us School Get Connected In the Word Ministries Missions Mission Resale Shop Mission Trips LWML Mission of the Month Simply Giving® Login	Share Delicious Facebook Twitter Email Missions I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:40 These words of Jesus speak boldly to challenge the people of St. John's... to go where he calls... to go when he calls... to serve those in need. Since 2005, our members have served on short term mission trips, often partnering with other churches. It is a mighty testimony to the dynamic synergy created when God's people come together to do His will. Gulf Coast Mission Team St. John's partners with other area Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregations to bring hope to the people of New Orleans. Together with Recovery Assistance, Inc. Ministries (RAI Ministries), our team serves to rebuild lives through restoration of home, family and faith. To view the inspirational 2010 Gulf Coast Mission Trip, A Look Back video, along with other details such as who the partnering churches are, go to the 2010 Gulf Coast Mission Trip page. Latest Update from New Orleans! On March 15th, with prayerful consideration, the Gulf Coast Mission Team pledges to partner with Recovery Assistance, Inc. Ministries (RAI Ministries) to remodel and reconstruct Trinity Lutheran Church (Claiborne, LA) into a multi-functional worship center serving the needs of the Lower Ninth Ward residents. For more information see the proposed partnership parameters. Teams will depart from Chicago from now until projection completion of June 2011. If you are interested in learning more of this project and/or desire to serve on the construction or outreach teams, contact Cliff Berutti at Youth Missions Since 2007, our high school students have served at Handy Camp in Anderson, Indiana and at Mission Possible in Kokomo, Indiana. Read more about the 2009 trips, from the Handy Camp Reflections newsletter, and also the Mission Possible Reflections newsletter. Julie's Hope In 2008, God challenged our congregation to take on an incredible project... to bring hope to a Katrina victim by rebuilding her home. Our congregation first met Julie in October 2005 when she and her extended family were evacuated to the Chicago area. They resided for many months at Camp Algonquin. The relationship between our members and Julie continued after she returned to New Orleans in March 2006 where she resided in a FEMA trailer in her front yard. In January 2008, the congregation heard God's call to help Julie and events quickly mounted to begin the restoration. Read more about Julie's Hope. Looking to Get Connected... Looking to get involved? How about going with us on one of our Mission Trips? For more information, contact Cliff Berutti at Or, maybe you would rather serve locally, here in the community? We always welcome help at our Mission Resale Shop. For more information, click here.

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