Saint John served as an Internship site for students who attended Wartburg Theological Seminary of Dubuque, Iowa from1993 until 2010. We participated in the intership ministry as our response to the mission of preparing pastors to serve within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Prior to becoming an official internship site in 1993, this congregation had a history of having seminary students come to Bellevue and assist the pastor in carrying out the pastoral ministry. Several of these seminarians have moved from serving the Church as faithful pastors to becoming President of Wartburg College and another a Bishop in the ELCA. Saint John hopes to partner with Wartburg Theological Seminary in the future.

Interns at Saint John Lutheran Church

Intern	Year Served	Currently Servins as of 2020
Clay Salmela	2009-2010	Grace Lutheran Church, Ripon, WI
Travis Borkosky	2006-2007	Essence of Life Hospice, Amana, IA
Shane Koepke	2005-2006	Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, MN
Cynthia Johnson	2004-2005	Saint John Lutheran Church, Carroll, IA
Trisha Jorgenson	2002-2003	Salem Lutheran Church - Longville, MN
Kay Wold	2001-2002	Retired - Lanesboro, MN
Mark Groves	2000-2001	Christ Lutheran Church - Brenham, TX
Anton (Tony) Scheer	1998-1999	St Olaf Lutheran Church - Garden Grove, CA
Samuel Kemp Jones	1997-1998	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wausau, WI
Dwight Albers	1995-1997	Deceased January 25, 2020
Brian King	1993-1995	Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, IA