Closing of St John’s, Wodonga
Sunday 7th May 2023 saw 150 members both past and present, and visitors gather at St John’s Lutheran Church, Havelock Street Wodonga, for the official closing service of the church building.
Parish Pastor Joshua Muller and Bishop Lester Priebbenow led the service with the Bishop officially closing the door of the church to end over one hundred years of worship at the Havelock Street site. Pastor Graham Zweck a former pastor to the Parish read one of the readings for the day.
The St John’s church building was officially opened and dedicated by the Victorian District President at the time Rev T.M.J. Wiebusch on Sunday 28th May 1978.
Over thirty years ago when the vision of establishing a Lutheran school in West Wodonga came to fruition, a section of the land on which Victory Lutheran College now stands was set aside for the Parish to build a church on this site. The decision to move to the Victory College site was made at a Parish meeting in 2017.
After the closing of the church on Havelock Street, the Parish is now worshipping in Luther Hall, Victory Lutheran College, Drage Road in West Wodonga, until such time as the new church is completed, God willing by the end of the year.
May our Heavenly Father shower His unending blessings on the members of the Wodonga Parish as we close one building, and as we wait with anticipation and excitement to not only opening a new worship facility, but to see what the Lord has instore for us in our new location.
To God be the glory!
