Indianapolis, IN -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/07/2012 -- St. John will join with other Lutheran early childhood, elementary and high schools to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week from March 3-11, 2012. There are currently 945 Lutheran elementary schools serving over 107,000 students in grades K-8. We thank God for this opportunity and praise Him for His blessing of our Christian educational ministry since 1852.

Among the reasons congregations have given for supporting a Lutheran School are to nurture faith, to teach children to grow in grace and knowledge, to teach the Word, to communicate and establish Christian values, to equip children for a life of Christian service, and to use the educational ministries to reach out to the others with the Gospel.

St. John invites the community to join in worship on March 3 and 4 as they celebrate Lutheran Schools Week with their ministries:
Little Wings Childcare, St. John Lutheran School, Lutheran High School of Indianapolis

Saturday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Sunday, March 4 - 8:00 AM, 10:25 AM, and 10:45 AM.

Services will include testimony from some of the school parents, selections by school choirs, special prayers, and recognition of the teaching staff.

Please join St. John in worship on March 10 and 11 as Lutheran Schools Week concludes with a very special guest:
SINGER/MUSICIAN DAVID BRITTON TO SHARE GOSPEL IN WORD AND SONG.

St. John welcomes David Paul Britton to their worship services. In his 34 years of service, Dave has served His Lord as a worship leader, musician/songwriter, radio show host and producer, a Praise team Choral trainer, and Lutheran high school educator.

Saturday, March 10 - 6:00 PM
Sunday, March 11 - 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM
Join us as Dave shares the message of Jesus in Word and song.

To learn more about this event, please call the office of St. John Lutheran Church at 317-352-9196 or visit http://www.stjohnindy.org.

About St. John Lutheran Church and School
St. John Lutheran Church and School is located in the Southeast side of Indianapolis at 6630 Southeastern Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203. A Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregation, St. John offers traditional services on Saturday evening at 6:00 pm and Sunday morning at 8:00 and 10:45 am. A “New Song” Contemporary worship service is offered on Sundays at 10:30 am in the Dwelling Place. Christian Education classes for children and adults are offered on Sundays at 9:30 am.

St. John Lutheran School is a PS- 3 through Grade 8 elementary school offering rich and rigorous academics. St. John is accredited by National Lutheran Schools Accreditation and the State of Indiana through its Performance-Based Accreditation process. The school complies with all rules and regulations of the state. All teachers at St. John hold State of Indiana teaching licenses, or are working on securing Indiana licenses. For more information please visit http://www.stjohnindy.org.