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ABOUT WYNEKEN MEMORIAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School is a nurturing and supportive community where your child will receive personalized attention in a safe and secure environment. Established in 1969 by three Lutheran churches in Decatur—Zion, Friedheim; St. John, Bingen; and St. Paul, Preble—Wyneken honors the legacy of Reverend Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken, a dedicated missionary for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Our well-equipped facility fosters a positive learning atmosphere, complemented by a professional faculty and staff committed to excellence in education. Since its founding as a 1st-8 grade school, Wyneken has expanded to include preschool, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and childcare, serving children from infancy through grade eight.
Our Philosophy and Purpose
Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School is part of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

The parents, teachers, principal, pastors and school board of Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School …

… believe it is God’s will that …

  • Children be taught His Word diligently in home and in church as commanded in Deuteronomy 6:4-8 and Colossians 3:16;

  • Christ be the center of all things (Eph. 1:10, 22-23);

  • Secular instruction always be rooted in God’s Word (II Corinthians 10:5);

  • We bear witness to the faith in our community by Word and deed (Matthew 5:13-16 and Matthew 28:19… therefore, our inter-parish Christian school exists …

  • To help our parents and congregations carry out their child-training responsibilities in a God-pleasing manner;

  • To be Christ centered;

  • To offer all children in attendance an outstanding Christian and secular education;

  • To provide Christian influence and outreach to the surrounding community.

*Send "FOOD" or "SFSP" to 914-342-7744 to locate a Summer Food Service Program meal spot in your area

© 2025 Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School, Decatur, Indiana

Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration or its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

*Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and can accept any gift that can be eligible for charitable donations.

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