Wartburg Parish
Peace-Chester, St. John-Post Oak, St. Peter-Wine Hill
Who We Are
"Distinctive Congregations United in Sharing Christ's Love"
The Wartburg Parish is a Geographical Parish made up of four Lutheran congregations located in Southwestern Illinois. The congregations of the Parish include Peace Lutheran Church in Chester, St. John Lutheran Church of Bremen, St. John Lutheran Church of Post Oak and St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Wine Hill.
The churches of the Wartburg Parish belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and are members of the Central-Southern Illinois Synod of the ELCA.
What We Believe
We are four congregations that work together to spread the gospel through a unified effort, enhance ministry and promote service, and strengthen the bond of community by worshipping together, studying scripture together and caring for one another through youth ministries, young adult ministries and senior ministry programs, reaching out intentionally in the name of Jesus.