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Approaching 150th Anniversary with New Vision

As the congregation at St. John Lutheran Church and School, Darien, Ill., decided to remodel and update the church, it decided to really analyze its needs for the facility. To do that, it used Lutheran Church Extension Fund’s (LCEF) Strategic Ministry Planning.

“It was a way to really begin to drill down to what it was that the congregation wanted and needed, and to develop some direction,” said Kathy McClain, St. John’s business manager. “It was a matter of saying, ‘Let’s start at the beginning and make sure we have our house in order, lay the foundation first.’”

St. John’s leadership approached the design team with a purpose and vision. Now that the plan is in place and renovations are complete, they have shifted their focus to an important milestone: the church’s 150th anniversary later this year.