Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 9 a.m.

An Invitation

No matter your faith, your situation or your past, we welcome all with open arms. We invite you to join us at a worship service at St John's. For information on membership or other questions, please contact our pastors, a staff member or a church member.

*** Young children may pick up quiet bags as they enter the service.

Holy Communion Every Sunday

Church History

Founded by German immigrant Ludwig Lindemuth in 1767, the congregation first worshiped in a log church. Frederick V. Melsheimer, chaplain to German mercenary troops during the Revolutionary War and pioneer American entomologist was one of 42 pastors who served. Henry M. Muhlenberg, "Patriarch" of the Lutheran Church in America, visited in 1769. A 1770 deed by Jacob Downer, founder of Maytown, placed the church on a double lot along North Queen Street. The present stone church, with its Germanic, hexagonal cupola and lovely Georgian portals was erected in 1804. In 1896, the tower, stained glass windows, and distinctive red mortar were added. Additions to the building occurred in 1959 and 1988 The brick sidewalk and street lantern date from the 1980's Custodian to a historic cemetery, and graced by a 1915 Moller pipe organ, the congregation has served the people of southern Pennsylvania for 238 years.

Some History The Luther Window on the east wall of our sanctuary fashioned by the Rudy Glass Company of York, Pa., it was installed in the remolded church in the fall of 1896, and is the third window to occupy the space in the 1804 wall. The window shows the Great Reformer of Christ's Church in the sixteenth century dressed in his academic preaching gown and pointing to the Word of God which he translated into the German language from the original Hebrew and Greek and made accessible to the common man. Several copies of the Luther Bible are found in the congregation archives.

Contemporary Service

When: Every 3rd & 5th Sunday of month.10:30 AM.
What: This service will offer a different format than our traditional services. The general flow of the service will be similar with a confession of sins and announcement of forgiveness, Scripture lessons and sermon, confession of faith and bi-monthly communion.

However the worship will be led by "Luther Rock," our contemporary ensemble, rather than the organ; the music will be an upbeat mixture of contemporary Christian music and hymns; and the atmosphere will be more casual.

This site was last updated 05/15/12