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November 2026 Calendar

November 2026 Newsletter

First St John Journal November 2026

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity taking place on December 1, 2026, falling on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The movement encourages people, communities, and organizations to give back through donations, volunteering, and acts of kindness following Black...

2026 Operation Christmas Child

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Our goal this year is to collect 100 shoeboxes! We can do it with your help. Empty shoeboxes are in the lounge for you to use. A pamphlet with a label and instructions are in each box. Take a box and fill it up! We will collect boxes through...

Win A Trip To Disney!

Click HERE to buy tickets online First St. John Day School 2471 Seaman Rd. Toledo, Oh 43605 501(c)(3) 34-0898547 All profits raised from this promotion will go towards First St. John Day School general fund which supports the school, teachers and scholarships. Tickets...

October 2026 Newsletter

First St John Journal October 2026

October 2026 Calendar

St. John’s Diamond Jubilee 1861-1936

Founded in 1861 in East Toledo, Ohio, First St John Lutheran Church features a rich historical legacy deeply intertwined with the local community, originally sharing its grounds with a parsonage and the Toledo Orphanage.

Rainforest Falls VBS highlight video

JAM Sunday School

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Sunday, October 27th is Mission Sunday

Sunday, October 27th is Mission Sunday

Oct 22, 2024

As a reminder, this next Sunday, October 27th is Mission Sunday.  Please consider a donation to the Feeding Your Neighbors Food Pantry, or FSJ Personal Needs Pantry. Here is a list of items we are collecting: FSJ Personal Needs Pantry Items: Adult or Children’s...

Candy Crawl was a huge success!

Candy Crawl was a huge success!

Oct 22, 2024

The Candy Crawl was a huge success and we used all the candy donated! Thank you to all who participated and donated candy. We saw so many children from the community! It was a great event!

New First St John Website

New First St John Website

Oct 7, 2024

Announcing Our New Website Welcome to our new website! We hope you enjoy it! Stay tuned for future updates coming soon! Click below to see a short video tour of the website. Take the First St John website Tour What is a responsive website? Click here to watch our Live...

Show Live Service

Show Live Service

Oct 7, 2024

Looking for the live broadcast of our current service, click on the above menu options  WORSHIP/ONLINE WORSHIP or CLICK HERE.

Portals of Prayer

Portals of Prayer

Oct 6, 2024

PORTALS OF PRAYER The October-December Portals of Prayer are now available in the lounge and narthex (library) for pick up. Consider taking an extra to share with family or friends!

Mission Sunday

Mission Sunday

Sep 23, 2024

Rally/Mission Sunday on September 22 was a huge success. Sherrie Haar (seen here) is organizing the items for Feed Your Neighbor and the church's Personal Needs Pantry. The church family donated over 160 food items for Feed Your Neighbor and multiple items for the...

Online Worship