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St. John's in a Nutshell

St. John's Lutheran Church is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ELCA is a nationwide church with 5.1 million members in 10,766 congregations. The ELCA is broken into 65 regional synods. St. John's is located in the Upstate New York Synod which covers all of New York State except for New York City. There are 195 congregations in our synod with a total of 86 thousand members.

Worship services at St. John's are 8:30 and 10:30 every Sunday. The 8:30 service uses the Lutheran Book of Worship and includes traditional hymns. The 10:30 service blends traditional and contemporary music styles. There is a children's sermon and a staffed nursery at the 10:30 service. Sunday School meets at 9:30 during the school year. There are classes for all ages including adults. During the summer months, the 8:30 service meets in the Outdoor Chapel. Also during the summer, St. John's joins with two other local Lutheran Churches to hold Communion services in Farmington Park on Wednesday evenings at 7:15.

Worship

St. John's strives to have worship services that are inspiring, challenging, and filled with the love of Christ.

St. John's worship is Bible based. The sermon and music at all services are based on the Bible readings for that service. Additionally, most parts of the service are biblical quotes.

St. John's worship is liturgical, Liturgical means "work of the people." We seek to have all the congregation be active participants in singing, responsive reading, prayer, and Holy Communion. There are also many tasks people from the congregation perform in worship such as: greeting people, ushering, reading Bible lessons, and assisting with Communion. Anyone who is interested can sign up to participate in the service.

Theology

We believe that we are saved by God’s grace through faith. There is nothing we can do to get to heaven on our own.

We believe that God loves us and forgives us. Because we are loved and forgiven by God, we can love and forgive each other.

We believe that doing good works is our natural response to the love God has for us.

We believe that the Body of Christ is the Church. the Church is the people. All believers are called to share their faith in the world and to encourage others to faith.

We believe that the Body of Christ is the Church. The Church is the people. All believers are called to share their faith in the world and to encourage others to faith.

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