DELIVERING CHRIST JESUS AND HIS GIFTS FOR YOU!

We are gathered by the Holy Spirit to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the means of the Spirit—Preaching, Baptism, Absolution, and the Lord’s Supper. Our mission is to respond with activities that strengthen the Christian faith, including liturgy, prayer, catechesis, spiritual songs, witness, charity, and love for one another.

The Season of Lent

Wednesdays March 26, & April 2, 9

Midweek Lenten Services

Lenten Dinner at 5:30 pm

Divine Service at 6:30 pm

Private Absolution available after each Divine Service

April 13 - Palm Sunday

(Children's procession with palms & day school children sing)

Catechesis for Families @ 8:15 am

Divine Service at 9:30 am

Egg Hunt for children and Lunch for all after Divine Service

Holy Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - April 14, 15, 16

Daily Divine Service @ 9 am

April 17 - Maundy Thursday

(stripping of the altar at 6:30 pm service)

Divine Services at 9 am & 6:30 pm

April 18 - Good Friday

Chief Divine Service (Hauptgottesdienst) @ 1 pm

Tenebrae Prayer Service @ 6:30 pm

April 19 - Holy Saturday (at Emmanuel Adell)

The Great Vigil of Easter @ 6:30 pm

April 20 - Easter Sunday

Sunrise Service @ 7:30 am
Easter Brunch between services (see sign-up in Narthex)

Festival Divine Service @ 9:30 am

COMPLETE FORGIVENESS. 
TRUE FREEDOM.
RENEWAL OF LIFE.
ETERNAL WISDOM.

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St. John Ev. Lutheran Church is established by God for the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the mutual admonition and strengthening in the confession of the faith, the fostering of Christian education among young and old, and the extension of the kingdom of God into all the world.

We gather in person for Divine Service each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

School

Rooted in Christ ~ Nurturing his Children ~ Building Relationships.

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St. John Lutheran School has served local families by providing students with a quality, faith-based education since 1855. 

St. John Lutheran School has served local families by providing students with a quality, faith-based education since 1855. Our early childhood, lower elementary, and upper elementary students experience a balance of digital and offline, indoor and outdoor, individualized and collaborative learning. The school day begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. Bus transportation is available for Random Lake School District families. We also offer before-school and after-school child care to meet the scheduling needs of our families. 

Get to Know Us

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    Rev. Christopher Gillespie

    Pastor & Catechist

    Pr. Christopher R. Gillespie was ordained into the Office of Holy Ministry on July 25, A+D 2010. He earned a Master of Divinity in 2009 from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has previously served congregations in Indiana and Chicago. Pastor and his wife, Anne, have been blessed with ten children. He also enjoys roasting coffee, recording choral and chamber music, and producing media for 1517, Doxology, CPH Music, Lutheran Public Radio, and the LCMS.

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    Mrs. Marla Kipp

    Administrator

    Mrs. Marla Kipp is a 2001 graduate of Concordia University, Wisconsin, with a B. A. in Lutheran Elementary Education and a minor in Adaptive Education. In 2011, she earned her M. Ed. in Special Education from Grand Canyon University, Arizona. Mrs. Kipp taught at St. Peter-Immanuel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for 17 years from 2002 until 2019. For most of that time she was the resource teacher for all grade levels. She also taught in the middle school department: 7th grade homeroom, Religion, Science, as well as middle school Math and Art. In the fall of 2019 Mrs. Kipp started her ministry at St. John as the 3rd & 4th grade teacher. During the 2020-2021 school year Mrs. Kipp was then called as the school administrator at St. John. Mrs. Kipp is a Kohl’s Teacher Fellowship nominee. When not at school, Mrs. Kipp can be found spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren, tending to her garden, or in the barn with her horses.

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Online Media

If you cannot join us in person for Divine Service or Bible Study, please use these resources to lead you in hearing the Word and in prayer.

or Call 920-289-4356. 

New audio is posted each day!

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The Pastor’s Blog

Sermons & Catechesis

Rev. Christopher Gillespie

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If you have benefitted from the ministry of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, please consider supporting St. John to ensure that future generations in Sherman Center and surrounding areas hear the Gospel, receive our Lord’s gifts, and have access to Christian education.

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The Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod