St. John's United Church of Christ.
945 Wolfrum Road
Weldon Spring, MO 63304
Pastor: John Silea
Charter Organization Representative: Robert T.Oker
St. John's United Church of Christ
St. John's German Evangelical Church was established in the town of Cottleville in 1866 to serve
what was then a rural community. In the beginning years the congregation met in the local school
house and in private homes; but in the early 1870's the members built a House of Worship, a Fellowship Hall,
and a parsonage on the corner of what is now Hwy N and Motherhead Road. Those facilities served the congregation
and community for over 100 years.
Nationally, in the 1940's and 1950's the German Evangelicial Church went through a series of mergers .. first with
the German Reformed Church .. later with the Congregational Christian Churches. In 1957 the United Church of Christ
was formed and St. John's became a member of that historic union.
In 1980 St. John's UCC moved to its present location at Wolfrum Road and Hwy 94. In recent years membership has grown
from about 50 people to more than 300, and a larger facility has been built. The people of St. John's believe that their
purpose is to change the world one person at a time by sharing the love and power of Jesus Christ. To that end they strive
to lead their members to become faithful and beloved friends of Jesus Christ; and to equip them to minister to others in Jesus' name.
St. John's has two services of worship each Sunday morning, and special services during the sacred seasons of the church year.
The Sunday School program uses a rotation model that stresses different areas of creativity in an effort to insure that every
child not only loves to come to Sunday School, but so that each has a better opportunity to grow up to be a faithful, knowledgeable,
and joyful Christian.
The congregation supports a variety of local, regional, national, and world-wide missions with its gifts, but also in the service
activities in the larger church and community. In addition to Boy Scout programming, the church facilities are currently being used
by two AA groups, nearby neighborhood associations for their meetings, and as an election site.
