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Overview

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), committed to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Nazareth community and beyond. We offer a variety of worship services, and a diversity of ministries, to welcome and serve all people. We strive to be a place where you can receive the blessings of God in Jesus Christ! We invite you to consider making St. John’s your church home.

If you have any questions about us or how we can serve you, please feel free to reach out to someone on our staff or church council.

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Staff

We welcome you to reach out to our ministry leaders and staff. Please contact us anytime via email or phone. Our main office phone number is 610-759-3090.

Reverend T. Daniel Clayborne, Interim Senior Pastor
Email: prclayborne@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 103Reverend Franklin S. Stinner, Associate Pastor
Email: prstinner@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 106Reverend Janice I. Butz, Minister of Music
Email: jbutz@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 105Deacon Patrice A. Kidd, Assistant Organist/Choir Director, Philethia Choir
Email: pkidd@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 104Jaime L. Taylor, Director of Youth & Family Ministries
Email: jtaylor@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 107Linda Kasmakites, Parish Administrative Assistant
Email: office@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 100Bonnie Mertz, Parish Financial Secretary
Email: finance@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 102Sextons: Dean Brodt & Raymond Wolfe, Jr.For property and building management, email: sextons@stjohnsnaz.org, extension 111
For website and technology, email: ray@stjohnsnaz.org
Pastor Jennifer Hall <BR>Pastor Scott A. Hall

Pastor Jennifer Hall
Pastor Scott A. Hall

Pastors of Discipleship and Stewardship, respectively

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Pastor Jennifer 103
Pastor Scott 106

Reverend Janice I. Butz

Reverend Janice I. Butz

Minister of Music

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Deacon Patrice A. Kidd

Deacon Patrice A. Kidd

Assistant Organist/Choir Director, Philethia Choir

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Jaime L. Taylor

Jaime L. Taylor

Director of Youth & Family Ministries

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Linda Kasmakites

Linda Kasmakites

Parish Administrative Assistant

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Bonnie Mertz

Bonnie Mertz

Parish Financial Secretary

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Dean Brodt

Dean Brodt

Sexton

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Laurie Storlie

Laurie Storlie

Communications Coordinator

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Church Council

This group is elected by the congregation to meet the challenges of maintaining a thriving and dynamic church. The Church Council oversees the life and activities of the congregation. They meet once each month to make the many decisions governing the day to day operations of our church.

Current Members

  • Joyce Knecht, Church Council President
  • Michele Seaton, Vice President
  • Ben Miller, Congregation Secretary
  • Rita Bergstrom
  • Charles Bonisese
  • Christina Brodt
  • Karen Furler
  • Randy Hall
  • Bonnie Jablonski
  • Barry Miller
  • Nancy Tammi
  • Gary Wolf

Non-Voting Members (By Appt.)

  • Eric Himler, Church Treasurer
  • Joyce Wallace, Recording Secretary