{"id":217,"date":"2015-10-12T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T13:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e8e.a96.myftpupload.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:25:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"217\" class=\"elementor elementor-217\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058e71e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"058e71e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45f17a e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c45f17a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"30ba4e1\" class=\"e-30ba4e1-9ba0313 e-heading-base\">Grace Alone. Faith Alone. Scripture Alone.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f5a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f5a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tired of constant changes? Looking for an anchor in a world of shifting values? Come to St. John\u2019s Lutheran Church and hear about something that never changes: <strong>God\u2019s grace and forgiveness towards sinners in His Son Jesus Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc34740 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc34740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c09f62 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c09f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/?page_id=116\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn about our church<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44bc7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b44bc7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e30cc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e30cc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-24528bb --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/?page_id=120\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-24528bb\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24528bb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24528bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cba515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cba515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our history<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bbcd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10bbcd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>St. John\u2019s Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1895 by eight immigrant families.<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/?page_id=120\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-d49d312 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/?page_id=150\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-d49d312\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49d312 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d49d312\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0e9da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c0e9da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our school<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e88ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30e88ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>St. John\u2019s Christian Day school was started in 1995. The school teaches children in kindergarten through 8th grade.<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/?page_id=150\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-df19b3e --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/clclutheran.org\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-df19b3e\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df19b3e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df19b3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:2000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba1a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ba1a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clc-logo-300x184.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clc-logo-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clc-logo-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/okabenalutheran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/clc-logo.png 954w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6705530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6705530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our synod<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2e43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab2e43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>St. John\u2019s is a member congregation of the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC). Learn more at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clclutheran.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">clclutheran.org<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b237b27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b237b27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eedf64c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eedf64c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c84450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c84450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">recent 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