We believe that every person is precious to God, we seek to imitate Jesus in our common life and witness; to offer God’s love and forgiveness.

St. John’s Church is a church community whose life is centered in Jesus Christ and whose identity is shaped by the Word of God. We trace our history to the New Testament church, but our local life commenced in 1848, when our church was founded. By tradition a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, St. John’s Church belongs to the Diocese of Southern Virginia and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. We worship God together as a church family using forms of worship that are both traditional and contemporary, always in conformity to Anglican standards embodied in the historic Book of Common Prayer. We are, first of all, followers of Jesus Christ and, secondly, Episcopalians. We affirm our unity with all Christians who call Jesus Lord and seek to follow His way.

Sunday School Programs for Children

Godly Play is a central component in the children’s Christian education program at St. John’s.  Children from 4 years through 11 years are invited to attend the weekly Sunday morning class.  —read more–

History of St. John’s

The early settlers brought the Church of England to Virginia in the 1600′s. As communities grew up, churches were established in those communities, and the parish, — read more –

What we believe

St. John’s Church is a church community whose life is centered in Jesus Christ and whose identity is shaped by the Word of God. We trace our history to the New Testament church, — read more –

The Mission of the Church

To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
To respond to human need by loving service
To seek to transform unjust structures of society
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
(Bonds of Affection-1984 ACC-6 p49, Mission in a Broken World-1990 ACC-8 p101)  —read more—

Becoming a Member

You have just discovered a church where people from all walks of life come together to worship, grow in faith, reach out to others, gather with a community of believers, — read more –

An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

Glossary definitions provided courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY,(All Rights reserved) from “An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians,” Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors.  — read more –

An Outline of Faith

Commonly called the Catechism, provides a brief summary of the Church’s teaching for an inquiring stranger who picks up a Prayer Book.  — read more –

Our Staff

The ministers of St. John’s are the people of St. John’s.   Our Administrator or our Priest are always glad to hear from you and happy to answer your questions or direct you to the right minister to help you. [here]