Bishop Robert Rimbo Congratulates St. John's Lutheran Church of Mamaroneck on its $650,000 Educational Wing Extension Ground-Breaking

Manhattan, April 30, 2015 – Bishop Robert Rimbo, of the Lutheran Church Metro-NY Synod, is pleased to announce a $650,000 educational wing extension at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Mamaroneck. A public ground-breaking ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. on May 3, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 122 Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck, NY.

Bishop Robert Rimbo stated, “Pastor Marv Henk and the congregation of St. John’s Lutheran Church are to be recognized for their extraordinary work in raising $500,000 for a new educational wing.”

Added Pastor Marvin Henk, “This is an historic day in the life of St. John’s Lutheran Church that will change and enhance our ministry in a powerful way. Through this renovation and extension we will be able to enlarge our outreach to the community on many levels. We eagerly await the opportunity that this new building will give us.”

In 1958 an educational wing was built, which is still used today. However, the congregation has found its facility used to its maximum and too small for the church’s ministry needs. As a result, a committee was formed to investigate and a proposal presented to include new bathrooms, classrooms and an addition to the building. The cost of the project will be $650,000. The congregation has already raised pledges and gifts totaling $520,000. More fundraising is planned.

The ceremony will be hosted by St. John’s Pastor Marvin Henk and is expected to include local, state and federal dignitaries.

St. John’s Lutheran Church

Founded in 1901 in the home of Ludwig Miller, a German-Russian immigrant, the church moved into the Depot School in 1907. In 1913 St. John’s received a charter from the New York State legislature and in May 1927 the church dedicated its current building completing its metamorphosis from a congregation of few to a community in Christ one hundred and fifty families strong. 100 years later that mission continues.

Metropolitan New York Synod

Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands,” the Metropolitan New York Synod (MNYS) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) covers 200 congregations in all five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley. The church emphasizes faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. Its roots are in the writings of the German church reformer, Martin Luther.

To learn more about the church visit: www.mnys.org or www.facebook.com/mnyselca.