The Mission of St.
John’s
At St. John’s Episcopal Church, we aspire, as people of grace, to love like Jesus, and welcome all to join us in loving God and serving others.
Our Beliefs and Values
We pursue our mission as we pray and worship, and as we promote justice, peace, and love. We carry out our mission through the ministry of all of our members. Our beliefs and how we live out our mission (our values) come from our baptismal covenant found in the Book of Common Prayer as follows:
- We believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
- We believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, that he was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, that he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried, that he descended to the dead, on the third day he rose again, he ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of the Father and that he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
- We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
- We strive to continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers.
- We strive to persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever we fall into sin, to repent and return to the Lord.
- We strive to proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ.
- We strive to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves.
- We strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being.
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