Welcome to St. John's Lutheran Church in Montpelier OH, where we have faithfully proclaimed the love of Jesus Christ to the people of our surrounding area for over 150 years! Our region has seen many changes through the years, but two wonderful truths have not changed - the blessings of God in Jesus our Savior, and the warmth and friendliness of the church family here at St. John's.
For us, worship is not a "spectator sport". We will put you to work singing, reading, and participating in our services. Maybe you will be working on our mission trips. Perhaps teaching our youth is a good fit for you. There are many ways to serve at St. John's.
St. John's offers the following weekly Sunday services:
- 8 a.m. - Praise and Worship (a more relaxed service with contemporary music)
- 9 a.m. - Sunday School classes for all ages, including two adult classes
- 10 a.m. - Traditional Worship (traditional liturgy and hymns)
- A staffed nursery is available at the 10 a.m. service.
We love having visitors and look forward to meeting you and worshiping together.
May 17 St. John's Church Council members voted to reopen church on May 31 for the 8 am Contemporary service and 10 am Traditional service. Online 10 am service will still be available on Facebook and later on YouTube for those who wish to remain home.
April 28, 2020 St. John's Church Council members voted by email to continue to suspend all in person activities through the Worship Service on May 24 and revise the open date to May 31. Online 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship services will continue to be available on Facebook and later on Youtube thanks to Nathan Baker and the Deacons.
Regular Schedule of Sunday Services
Contemporary Music (1st Sun.
10:00 a.m.Traditional Worship
Pastor Paul Gruetter
Pastor Paul began serving at St. John's in 2011. A native Ohioan, Pastor Paul is a graduate of Capital University and Trinity Lutheran Seminary. He is married to Joy, who is a private music teacher. They have two adult children, and three grandsons. In his spare time, Paul enjoys tennis, music, gardening, watching college basketball, and cheering for the Cleveland Indians (he has even seen the Indians lose in eight different cities!).
Contact Pastor Paul by email at paulgruetter@gmail.com, or by phone at his office (419-485-3736) or his cell (567-201-3455)
We welcome our new Intern, Chris Boyd who arrived May 15. He will be here for one year.
St. John's is a member congregation of the North American Lutheran Church. For more information about the NALC, click below:
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WEATHER POLICY
Church council has implemented a policy about weather cancellations for St. John’s events. Worship services will only be cancelled if Williams County is under a Level Three snow emergency. Cancellations of other church activities will be decided by the leaders of those activities.
