St. John's Lutheran Church (Parkville, Maryland)

St. John's Lutheran Church

Southern façade of St. John's main building and sanctuary, facing Harford Road
Type	Lutheran, Protestant
Headquarters	ELCA
Location	Parkville, Maryland, USA
Coordinates	39°23′3″N 76°32′3″W
Pastors	Rev. Mathew Berger & Rev. Amy Berger
Website	www.stjohnsparkville.org]

St. John's Lutheran Church is a large Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregation in Parkville, Maryland.

Location

Main article: Parkville, Maryland

Parkville straddles the Baltimore City/Baltimore County line. St. John's is located in central Parkville. Parkville's population grew rapidly after World War II and the opening of the Baltimore Beltway, Interstate 695, in 1962. The population of Parkville has settled at about 35,000 people.

Congregation

About 50% of the members of the congregation are over 65 years old and moved to Parkville from Baltimore City after World War II. The other 50% of St. John's members have settled recently in the community.

Ministry

St. John's Lutheran Church has Bible studies, women's ministries, social and fellowship ministries for elders, a singles ministry, and young families ministry. Sunday classes are held for students in grades two through twelve. St. John's Lutheran Church supports helping and social ministries of all kinds, including support for homeless shelters, shelters for abused women with families, resettling refugee families, and relating to the Lutheran Churches in the third world.