The gospel of St. John alone records Jesus’ prayer for future believers who would become His church and extension of hope to the world:
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through the message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as You are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us so that the world may believe that You have sent me. I have given them the glory that You gave Me, that they may be one as We are one: I in them and You in Me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved me." - John 17:20-23
Our St. John Lutheran Church & School mission and ministry motto statement and logo proclaim this critical answer to Jesus’ prayer in a simple, memorable way: One in Jesus...Reaching Many!
As a visual representation of our mission statement, the center of our St. John Lutheran Church & School logo is the central witness of our faith through the redeeming cross of our Savior Jesus. That witness is formed as an answer to Jesus' prayer as people of diversity are joyfully drawn together by God’s eternal love and forgiving grace to become ONE in Christ. The image is visibly in motion, drawing the focus both inward toward the cross but also outward and forward in thanksgiving as He leads us to walk together extending His eternal love to all.
The eight extending hands of the logo also visually connect as a reminder of our eight Core Values and Strategic Directions that follow. To learn more, please click or hover over each category on the graphic below.

Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many as we place God’s Word in as many hands as we can and together engage in the life transformation that comes by studying and reflecting on it.
Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many as we put our best energies into relevantly developing and celebrating our worship life in Christ.
Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many as we intentionally strive to connect every person to experience meaningful, authentic community-life and loving support in Jesus name.
Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many as we work purposefully to strengthen marriages, homes and families to ensure that everyone becomes a spiritual champion in life.
Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many, as we learn more and more to trust in the Lord as our provider and respond to His amazing grace generously as his people, knowing He willingly invites us to test Him in this.
Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many as we continually prepare and unleash more and more people to serve humbly with compassion in meaningful ways in Jesus’ name.
Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many as we are motivated by the love of Jesus to invest in relationally and intentionally leading others to Christ, urgently aware that eternity is on the line for those who don’t know Him.
Strategic Direction: In Jesus, our Church and School family is becoming one and reaching many as we grow more and more individually and corporately to rely on the Lord for all things, seeking Him passionately in prayer that His will would be done and accomplished among us.