St Johns ELCA Elkton | MN

Fun things happening at St. John's!!

Butterflies hung in the church!

Lenten Service at St. John's!

Butterflies hung in the church!

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Pastor Matt playing with Tucker!

Tyler playing with Tucker!

Pastor Matt playing with Tucker!

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Welcome Statement

St. John's is a rural church that offers a traditional Lutheran worship service on Sunday mornings. As we live in the power and resurrection of our crucified and risen Lord, we know in whom we put our trust as we come and go on the roads of life.

We invite you to St. John's where you will experience the love, forgiveness, and hope that we find in Jesus Christ. All are welcome at St. John's - a place where we, "know Christ, love Christ and serve Christ.

Worship Services:

June 1st:

In the gospel for this coming Sunday, we hear Jesus praying that his followers may be one, just as he is one with God. Come to worship, and join us in the oneness of which Christ speaks.

June 8th:

This coming Sunday is Pentecost, the fiftieth day of Easter, and we keep the resurrection of Christ by celebrating the Spirit of the risen Christ in our midst. Jesus Christ has not gone away but is here with us: we stand to greet him and hear his words in the gospel reading, and we share in his body in the meal.

June 15th:

The Sunday after Pentecost is celebrated each year as Trinity Sunday, a day on which the church meditates on the mystery of our God, one divine unity of three distinct presences. Each way that we speak about the Trinity is inadequate. Indeed, a God we could understand wouldn’t be much of a God. This Sunday we will be helped by a poem in Proverbs, a psalm, Paul, John, our prayers, several hymn writers, the text of our liturgy, a sermon, and the gift of bread and wine, as in worship we are gathered into the life of our unfathomable God.

June 22nd:

This coming Sunday we hear about a naked madman who would break out of his restraints and run around in a cemetery. Come to worship, to hear what happens when this man encounters Christ. Come to worship, and yourself encounter Christ.

June 29th:

In the gospel reading for this coming Sunday, Jesus says once more, “Follow me.” We are glad to have one another accompany us on this path. Come to worship, as together we hear this word and heed his invitation to the life of the Spirit.

Our Location

St. John's is located off Interstate 90 at Exit 189 between Austin and Rochester, Minnesota. For many travelers on Interstate 90, we are known as the church with the lighted cross. This cross becomes a beacon for those who travel the road on a regular basis. We often hear, "when we see the lighted cross, we know where we are, or we know we are almost home."