St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1876 so that with the Gospel of Jesus Christ it might strengthen the faith of its members and reach out into the community and the world. This is still our continuing purpose today in our 125th year. To carry out this purpose we believe and teach:

		that the Bible is the inerrant and infallible Word of God in all its parts and so is the only foundation for Christian faith and life;
		that the Triune God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- revealed in the Bible is the one and only, true and living God;
		that all have sinned against God’s holy will, continue to fall short of the perfection he demands of us, and therefore deserve to be condemned eternally:
		that to rescue fallen mankind Jesus Christ, true God from eternity, became true man. Through his holy perfect life and innocent death he acted as mankind’s Substitute, living the perfect life we were unable to life, and dying the death that we had deserved. All this he did in order to deliver all people from the guilt and power of sin;
		that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, as he had promised, assuring us that death will not be the last word for those whose trust is in him;
		that through faith created by the Holy Spirit the benefits of Christ’s work are received personally;
		that on the last day Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead, and will give eternal life in heaven to all who trust in him.

We join in this confession with over 1,200 congregations of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and, with them, carry on a world-wide ministry.

Holy Baptism

Lord’s Supper

Missions

This We Believe (a statement of belief of the Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod)

Doctrinal Statements of the Wisconsin Synod

Learn More About Jesus (an introduction to Jesus and his work as Savior)

“It matters what you believe. And this is
a church body that
really is concerned
with the truth of
God’s Word!”

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