St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) Mission and Objectives of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Mission As men, women, and children united in faith and worship by the Word of God, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod exists to make disciples throughout the world for time and for eternity, using the gospel to win the lost for Christ and to nurture believers for lives of Christian service, all to the glory of God.
Objectives 1. To uphold and testify to the truth of God as fully revealed in the inspired, inerrant, infallible Holy Scriptures and articulated in the Lutheran Confessions.
2. To sieze every opportunity the Lord provides to evangelize lost souls and establish ministering churches throughout the world.
3. To help each other grow and mature in the faith through public worship and life-long study of the Word of God.
4. To encourage and equip each other for the application of our faith in lives of Christian service for the Lord, his church and his world.
5. To recruit and train candidates qualified for full-time ministry and provide for their continuing education so that the Word of God is proclaimed faithfully and effictively in accord with the Lutheran Confessions.
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