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Photo gallery: Nebraska church holds service one year after twin tornadoes

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The Rev. Terry Makelin, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Michael Meyer, manager of LCMS Disaster Response, descend the stairs before the Day of Supplication and Prayer service in the temporary church office of St. John Lutheran Church on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Pilger, Neb. A year ago, almost to the hour, EF-4 twin tornadoes destroyed the church along with the majority of Pilger. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
The Rev. Terry Makelin, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Michael Meyer, manager of LCMS Disaster Response, descend the stairs before the Day of Supplication and Prayer service in the temporary church office of St. John Lutheran Church on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Pilger, Neb. A year ago, almost to the hour, EF-4 twin tornadoes destroyed the church along with the majority of Pilger. (LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford)

About 75 St. John Lutheran Church members and guests join the Rev. Terry Makelin, pastor of the church, for a Day of Supplication and Prayer service at St. John Lutheran Church on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Pilger, Neb. A year ago to the day, with the service almost to the hour, rare EF-4 twin twisters destroyed the church along with the majority of Pilger.

Photographs by Erik M. Lunsford / LCMS Communications

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