{"id":5777,"date":"2026-03-30T19:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldstjohn.newrivertechnologies.com\/?page_id=5777"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:07:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldstjohn.newrivertechnologies.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5777\" class=\"elementor elementor-5777\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#2d4335\" data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#2d4335\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/oldstjohn.newrivertechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hero-church-dogwood.jpg\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-486f1ce5-98e1-49bb-bfaf-ce4caf46d5ff osjl-hero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"486f1ce5-98e1-49bb-bfaf-ce4caf46d5ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c796cd0-e5f7-49aa-a5fc-2b12f0fc1cdb\" data-id=\"6c796cd0-e5f7-49aa-a5fc-2b12f0fc1cdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#ffffff\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a0d005-7665-42d5-a188-702bb97b833d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9a0d005-7665-42d5-a188-702bb97b833d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Old St. John Lutheran Church<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aa9e07-91e9-4db3-a747-a7bb141cf93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1aa9e07-91e9-4db3-a747-a7bb141cf93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wytheville, Virginia &middot; Established 1799<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb0e2e8-7e6b-435b-9072-e5da244ef76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"7bb0e2e8-7e6b-435b-9072-e5da244ef76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t<div class=\"osjl-hero-search\">\n\t\t<form action=\"\/cemetery\/\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"osjl-hero-q\">Search Burial Records<\/label>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"osjl-hero-search-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"osjl-hero-q\" name=\"q\" placeholder=\"Search by surname...\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"osjl-btn osjl-btn-amber\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<p class=\"osjl-hero-search-meta\">Search 1,287 burial records by name, year, section, and family connections<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#f5f4f0\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48027955-e683-4d2a-91c1-d2729653f925 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48027955-e683-4d2a-91c1-d2729653f925\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e35045f3-da84-4037-9e10-ffba2b19db1d\" data-id=\"e35045f3-da84-4037-9e10-ffba2b19db1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0c2aa3-9347-4aa2-b30d-e367df9a32b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bb0c2aa3-9347-4aa2-b30d-e367df9a32b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"osjl-card osjl-card-cemetery osjl-card-stacked\">\n<figure class=\"osjl-card-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-child\/assets\/images\/photos\/card-krone-sunflowers.jpg\" alt=\"Carved sunflower headstone in the St. John cemetery\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"osjl-card-title osjl-card-title-lg\">Cemetery Listings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"osjl-card-desc\">Over 1,200 burials spanning the 1730s to today, searchable by name, date, section, or family connection.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/cemetery\/\" class=\"osjl-card-link\">Browse All Records &rarr;<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"osjl-card osjl-card-patriots osjl-card-stacked\">\n<figure class=\"osjl-card-thumb\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-child\/assets\/images\/photos\/card-patriot-burials.jpg\" alt=\"Patriot Burials historical marker and the Flohr House at St. John's\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"osjl-card-title osjl-card-title-md\">Patriots Interred<\/h2>\n<p class=\"osjl-card-desc\">At least eight Revolutionary War veterans are buried on these grounds, honored by a 2024 granite monument.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/patriots\/\" class=\"osjl-card-link\">Meet the Patriots &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b7ccc78-ab0f-440d-8b0d-01b02e1fe56d\" data-id=\"1b7ccc78-ab0f-440d-8b0d-01b02e1fe56d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf2dfe7-8e2e-4140-827b-37ce4a9ab43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"eaf2dfe7-8e2e-4140-827b-37ce4a9ab43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"osjl-card osjl-card-flohr osjl-card-stacked\">\n<figure class=\"osjl-card-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-child\/assets\/images\/photos\/card-flohr-house.jpg\" alt=\"The Flohr House \u2014 hewn-log home of the founding pastor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"osjl-card-title osjl-card-title-md\">The Flohr House<\/h2>\n<p class=\"osjl-card-desc\">The preserved home of Rev. Georg Daniel Flohr, the congregation's founding pastor. A window into early 19th-century frontier life in southwestern Virginia.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/flohr-house\/\" class=\"osjl-card-link\">Explore the Flohr House &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"osjl-card osjl-card-history\">\n<figure class=\"osjl-card-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-child\/assets\/images\/photos\/card-krone-plaque.jpg\" alt=\"Bronze memorial plaque recognizing the cemetery as a national landmark\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"osjl-card-title osjl-card-title-md\">Church History<\/h2>\n<p class=\"osjl-card-desc\">From its founding by German Lutheran settlers in 1799 to its place as a cherished heritage landmark today.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/history\/\" class=\"osjl-card-link\">Read Old St. John's Story &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#f5f4f0\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a39f7cf1 osjl-heritage-break elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a39f7cf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05ad1d32\" data-id=\"05ad1d32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f56dda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1f56dda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"osjl-heritage-mark osjl-heritage-mark--primary osjl-heritage-mark--rule\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 120\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Old St. John Lutheran Church\">\n\n  <g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\n    <!-- Stems from each flower head to the heart. 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Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f17bbf-903c-451c-8696-03b5bd7b672e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"44f17bbf-903c-451c-8696-03b5bd7b672e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"osjl-callout\">\n<p class=\"osjl-callout-label\">Virginia 250<\/p>\n<p>Old St. John is recognized as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va250.org\/placestovisit-detail\/?id=361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia 250 Place to Visit<\/a>, celebrating 250 years of Virginia history. <a href=\"\/visit\/\">Plan your visit &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352e7d76-3d16-4700-b190-a67f00ae474c elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"352e7d76-3d16-4700-b190-a67f00ae474c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t<div class=\"osjl-news-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"osjl-news-card\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/oldstjohn.newrivertechnologies.com\/the-remarkable-stonework-of-laurence-krone\/\">The Remarkable Stonework of Laurence Krone<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"osjl-date\">March 31, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"osjl-excerpt\">We&#8217;ve published a new page dedicated to Laurence Krone, the only early western Virginia German stone carver known by name. His work at St. John&#8217;s&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oldstjohn.newrivertechnologies.com\/the-remarkable-stonework-of-laurence-krone\/\" aria-label=\"Read more: The Remarkable Stonework of Laurence Krone\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Remarkable Stonework of Laurence Krone<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"osjl-news-card\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/oldstjohn.newrivertechnologies.com\/old-st-john-recognized-as-virginia-250-place-to-visit\/\">Old St. John Recognized as Virginia 250 Place to Visit<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"osjl-date\">March 30, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"osjl-excerpt\">Old St. John Lutheran Church has been recognized as an official Virginia 250 Place to Visit, part of the commonwealth-wide celebration of 250 years of&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oldstjohn.newrivertechnologies.com\/old-st-john-recognized-as-virginia-250-place-to-visit\/\" aria-label=\"Read more: Old St. John Recognized as Virginia 250 Place to Visit\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Old St. John Recognized as Virginia 250 Place to Visit<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"\/news\/\">View all news<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-color=\"#2d4335\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7325e2b-36c3-4101-8197-4cb456eded53 elementor-section-boxed osjl-visit osjl-section-dark elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7325e2b-36c3-4101-8197-4cb456eded53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be3814f5-4576-4d88-bcdd-8ea72d3ed262\" data-id=\"be3814f5-4576-4d88-bcdd-8ea72d3ed262\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#ffffff\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0aad60-d863-41ce-a76f-4a4ec47c27d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad0aad60-d863-41ce-a76f-4a4ec47c27d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit the Grounds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8312103-e450-4763-a729-7de3575de227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8312103-e450-4763-a729-7de3575de227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"osjl-card-desc\">Walk the grounds of one of southwestern Virginia&#8217;s oldest Lutheran congregations. 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