Outside Organizations
The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod is an association of congregations who have agreed to walk together in faith. Together we prepare church workers, send missionaries, perform acts of mercy, and offer a joint confession of faith to the world. Through our publishing house we are able to provide doctrinally sound materials for use by individual members and our congregations. From this website you may learn more about our teachings, find useful resources, and discover the impact that we are having in the world.
St. John's Lutheran Church belongs to the Rock Island Circuit of the Central Illinois District. On this website you can see all the things we do in partnership with other nearby congregations to serve others and bear witness of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Brothers of John the Steadfast, brings together Lutheran laymen to defend and promote the orthodox Christian faith which is taught in the Lutheran Confessions, provide financial support for Christian new media (e.g. Issues, Etc.), and to support other endeavors selected by its membership that defend and promote the cause of confessional Lutheranism.
Lutherans For Life is a pro-life, pro-family ministry, neither a church body nor a denomination but a voluntary organization of "For Life" individuals.
The mission of Higher Things is to assist parents, congregations, and pastors in cultivating and promoting a Lutheran identity among youth through conferences, retreats, publications, and the internet.