- Allentown Ecumenical Food Bank
- Parish Nurse
- Disaster Relief efforts
- St. John's Women of the ELCA
- People Over Fifty-Five (POF)
- Dorcas Society
Our congregation serves in response to God's love to meet human needs in a variety of ways through our Social Ministry Committee and the volunteers of St. John's.
We make the presence of Christ and God's commands for love and justice known and realized within our congregation, our families, our communities and the structures of society through specific acts of serving love, care and justice.
Allentown
Ecumenical Food Bank
St. John's members are committed to staffing the Allentown Ecumenical
Food Bank on the fifth Monday of each month, and donating supplies which
are distributed to those in need. Volunteers prepare a meal at Daybreak
once per month. St. John's joins with other Lehigh Mission District
churches to provide Christmas gifts and packages to various institutions
in the Lehigh Valley. There is a Social Ministry Appeal held yearly
to benefit selected agencies.
Parish Nurse
Our Parish Nurse Ministry Program provides blood pressure screenings
during Fellowship Sundays, and many members choose to donate to the
Miller Blood Bank. Our Parish Nurse Equipment Center houses medical
supplies, equipment, and furniture available to those in need. St. John's
serves as an emergency evacuation center assisting in the care and feeding
of those in the community during emergency situations.
Disaster
Relief efforts
Our Congregation supports Disaster Relief efforts by donating
to special appeals and offerings. We have also sponsored refugee families,
with outpouring of Christian love and caring, and finances.
St. John's
Women of the ELCA
St. John's Women of the ELCA - St. John's Women of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (WELCA) is an auxiliary of the church at
large, with a mission to provide growth, community and action. Meetings
are held the third Tuesday of each month (September through June) in
the Parish Hall and include an information program and fellowship. Christian
Service workshops are held the first Tuesday of each month from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon.
People Over
Fifty-Five (POF)
People Over Fifty-Five (POF) - People Over Fifty-Five meet the second
Tuesday of each month (September through June) at 11:00 a.m. in the
Parish Hall. Members come for fun, food, programs and fellowship.
Dorcas Society
Dorcas Society - The Dorcas Society meets every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.
They meet to quilt and enjoy fellowship.