St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Walhalla, South Carolina
Established 1853


Martin Luther

 

St. John's Mission


The family of Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church is called and empowered by God to spread the Gospel and share the love of Jesus Christ through Service to All

Thoughts
" It was not on tales artfully spun that we relied when we told you of the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and his coming; we saw him with our own eyes in majesty, when at the hands of God the Father he was invested with honour and glory, and there came to him from the sublime presence a voice which said: 'This is my Son, my Beloved, on whom my favor rests.'  This voice from heaven we ourselves heard; when it came, we were with him on the sacred mountain."
2 Peter 1: 16-19


"Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ"    Romans 10:17

"God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds, and stars." Martin Luther

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Welcome

Whoever you are, whatever background or experience you may have, whatever reason you may have for finding us on the web, we believe it's no coincidence that you are here at this point in your journey. For you, this is a moment of opportunity...

  • Opportunity to discover the wonderful things that God has in store for you
  • Opportunity to choose to experience the good news of God's love and grace and healing and strength
  • Opportunity to find fresh meaning and purpose for your life
  • Opportunity to uncover and develop your God-given gifts
  • Opportunity to grow--spiritually, intellectually, and emotionally
  • Opportunity to find yourself part of a community of people called and gathered together by God to celebrate, lift up and live out the good news of Jesus Christ.

However it is that you've come to this point, we hope you will choose to take advantage of the opportunity before you, by taking the next step...come and see what God is up to in bringing you to St. John's  Lutheran Church!

Worship Services
9:00 am
11:00 am
Sunday School 10:00 am
Nursery Provided

David Coffman, Pastor
Kristy Buyok, Vicar

Dwight Addis, Church Council President

What We Believe

O
n 31 October 1517, an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany. The theses merely invited debate on certain theological questions raised by the sale of indulgences. However, the event quickly set in motion much-needed reforms: salvation by grace  through faith; the Bible as the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct; the translation of the Bible into the vernacular; worship in the vernacular;  reforms of the liturgy; the priesthood of the faithful; permission for the clergy to marry; two sacraments instead of seven, and others.

Unfortunately, it was not possible for  such reforms to be embraced by the church authorities of that time. Consequently, the Lutheran Church was formed.

Lutherans believe:

  • in one God, revealed to the world as Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
  • in the power of sin that separates us from God, from the world, and
    from one another;
  • in salvation that comes by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ;
  • in the proclamation of God's Word to us, revealing both judgment
    and mercy;
  • in the sacrament of Holy Baptism, by which God makes us members of
    God's family, the Church;
  • in the sacrament of Holy Communion, through which our sins are
    forgiven, our faith is nurtured and we are empowered to serve God
    in the world.
     

St. John's Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (the ELCA), which is a communion of 4,930,429 baptized members; 2,304,976 communing and contributing Members; and 10,585 congregations in
 65 synods. To learn more about the ELCA and its mission, you may click on their  web address below. To learn more about the South Carolina Synod, of which  St.John's is a member congregation, you may click on their web address.

 

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in America (ELCA)

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