Where Can I Serve?
Jesus told us, his disciples, to make disciples of all nations. One of the most important values of this church is our mission to the world. It begins in our own community, and spreads overseas to every nation. Church members are involved in a variety of ministries from things as serving on a board, preparing the church bulletins or leading a Bible Study Class.
Mission Outreach
St. John Lutheran Church, Defiance, Ohio, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is thrilled to be part of the spread of God’s kingdom around the world. We support the missions with our monies to help spread the Word of God.
Music & Drama
God-honoring worship is something we strive for. Many church members get involved in our music ministry. Some play their instruments. Some are vocalists. Others are involved in the choir. These volunteers are an important part of the ministry of our church, using their talents and gifts to glorify God.
Ushers
The usher teams at our church fills an important role. They are involved in directing attendees to their seats, ensuring the safety of the building during services, guiding traffic, helping visitors, answering questions, providing direction, unlocking doors, locking doors, and generally ensuring that the service can proceed problem-free. The usher team is a servant-hearted group of men and women whose ministry is integral to church life.
Media & Technology
Using media to spread the gospel is a privilege of this church. In an age of widespread technology, we have a stewardship to use these tools as best as possible for kingdom purposes. All of our weekly sermons are uploaded to our website in video and audio formats. We also have Facebook and Twitter feed for additional church communication.
Prayer
Prayer cannot be overestimated. Prayer moves the hand of God. Our Church is a body of believers dependent upon prayer, and committed to God’s sovereignty. Each Sunday, during our services we pray for people that are dealing with health problems, people that have lost love one, anniversaries, new births, people that are serving our country. Along with our weekly prayers we have a number of people that receive the prayer chain that prayer for special needs of our congregation.
What Does a Stephen Ministry Do?
It’s YOUR ministry!
TeleCare Ministry
WeCare Card Ministry
Food Pantry
Clothes Closet
Our Clothes Closet is located across the street from the school at 646 Wayne Ave, Defiance, OH. We provide good clean clothes at a very reasonable price. We do provide FREE clothes for people that cannot afford to pay. The Clothes Closet supports the ministries at St. John as well as the Defiance Community.