St. John's Lutheran Church - Burt
The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

St. John's Lutheran Church
109 Maple St.
P.O. Box 98
Burt, IA  50522

Phone : 515.924.3344
 Office Email : churchoffice@stjohnsburt.org

Pastor's Office : 515-924-3388
Pastor's Email : Pastor@stjohnsburt.org
 Office Hours at Burt: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays
 
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      • Zion Cemetary - Plum Creek
    • Our Pastor
    • Pastors That Have Servered St. John's
    • Staff
    • What We Believe
  • Worship
    • Baptism
    • Communion
    • Confirmation
    • Ministry Partnership
    • Sermons
    • Service Schedule
  • Pastor's Corner
  • Organizations
    • Altar Guild
    • LWML
    • Thrivent
  • Education
    • Religon School
    • Sunday School
    • VBS
  • St. John's Publications
    • Announcements
    • Annual Report
    • Church Calendar
    • Constitution & Bylaws
    • Parish Messenger
    • Ministry Partnership Agreement
  • Policies/Forms
    • Funeral Policies
    • Wedding Policies
    • Scholarship Fund Application
  • Outreach
    • Camp Okoboji
    • Lutherans In Africa
    • Lutheran Outreach
    • May Family In Togo
  • Links
    • Concordia Schools >
      • Concordia Seminary - St. Louis
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      • Lutheran Family Service
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About Us

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God"         Ephesians 2:8
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100th Year Anniversary Book
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Sharing GOD'S Blessings For 100 Years    1913 - 2013
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The history of St. John's Lutheran church begins with Zion Lutheran Church of Plum Creek Township, just southeast of Burt.  The congregation was organized there from 1887-1912.  At the time the congregation dissolved, the property was divided between two congregations.  Trinity, Algona received the church building and the parsonage was dismantled to use the lumber in building the parsonage and parish house of St. John's, where a majority of the Plum Creek members formed St. John's.  The old cemetery still marks the spot where Zion Lutheran once was.  

A Lutheran service was held in the Burt theater building, on May 9, 1912, followed by Lutheran services held every other Sunday in the Presbyterian Church building.  St. John's was formally organized on January 1, 1913, and in 1915, a church building was purchased from the Fenton Lutheran Church and moved to Burt.  In 1921, St. John's became a voting member of the LCMS, and Ladies Aid was started.  

In 1929, the building moved from Fenton was torn down and the present building was built.  The new entryway was added and the basement remodeled in 1963.  In 1987, the parish house was torn down and the new addition with classrooms and officers was built.  In 1992, an outdoor worship area was constructed with field stones from members farms.

St. John's settled on a set order of service in 1930, and when new hymnals were published in 1941 and 1978, they purchased them the same year.  In 1989, St. John's purchased the Missouri Synod hymnal, Lutheran Worship, which had been published in 1982.  On Trinity Sunday 2007, we began using the newly published Lutheran Service Book in our services.

In 2013 St. John's celebrated its 100th year Anniversary serving the Lord by the Grace of God. 

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May The Lord Bless You And Keep You.
May The Lord Make His Face Shine Upon You, And Be Gracious To You.
May The Lord Look Upon You With Favor And Give You Peace.