About Us :
Rev. Christian Fredrich Dittmar (1998- ), was St. John’s third pastor called out of Florida in succession! He was born in Miami, Florida, on November 22, 1946. He graduated from the University of Miami AB (1968) and from the Evangelical Lutheran Theological
Seminary, Columbus, Ohio MDiv (1972). He was ordained at St. James, Coral Gables, Florida, on September 10, 1972. He married
Julie Darling in 1971 in Colfax, Ohio. They have two children, Kristin and Andrew. Pastor Dittmar’s first call was St. Paul, North Tonawanda, New York (1972-77). He then served Ascension, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida (1977-88), and First, Brooksville, Florida (1988-98). He was installed at St. John’s on June 21, 1998. The 150th Anniversary of the congregation also marks Rev. Dittmar’s 10th Anniversary as pastor.
Executive Committee
President
Fred Gohlke
Vice President
Sue Decker
Secretary
Debby Baker
Treasurer
Dan Perry |
General Council
JoAnn Aller
Jason Amos
Lynn Brink
Doug Hosey
Beth Kint
Nancy Lizotte
Jodi McGuire
Arlene Powell
Larry Ray |
Mission Statement:
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church is to be a prayerful unified community of people, called into fellowship by the power of the Holy Spirit of the risen Christ.
We are called to love God's chosen people in the church so that we may grow in our fairthful responses to the living Christ.We strive to grow in our servant hood through the hearing of and study of the Scriptures centered in the "Gosperl" and through receiving the Sacraments.
We are authorized by God tocelebrate and proclaim to all people in word and deed, the love of God in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
"Grow Prayerful Servants in Christ"
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