We are a church open to all. As modern day pilgrims we consider it our privilege and committed responsibility to:
CELEBRATE
the glory of God through worship, service and stewardship
NURTURE
our relationship with Christian love and truth; and
SERVE
others in our daily lives individually and collectively as Christ’s people.

Welcome

What is Congregationalism

We are a church of faith, freedom, and fellowship.

Faith: A person's relationship with God is the most important thing. It is lived out on Sunday and every day.

Freedom: We share unity in the essential things of the Christian faith, and charity in all other matters. We are not all the same, and we like it this way.

Fellowship: As fellow travelers we are joined as spiritual friends in Christ. We don't believe in going it alone. We need you and you need us.

We are a mainstream church holding to the historic beliefs of Christianity. We are a congregation that shares an openness to new and creative ways of being faithful. Most of our members have come from other denominations, or from no church affiliation; our congregation is, in effect, a quilt of different backgrounds, opinions, and experiences joined together in the spiritual life.

While most churches are run from the top down, a congregational church is run from the bottom up. The people are the church. They own and operate the church. Free from the constrains of a parent organization, each church in the Congregational way is unique with a varied fellowship.

Mission Statement of the
First Congregational Church
of St. Johns

We are a church open to all.
As modern day pilgrims we
consider it our privilege and
committed responsibility to:

CELEBRATE
the glory of God
through worship,
service and stewardship

NURTURE
our relationship
with Christian
love and truth; and

SERVE
others in our
daily lives individually
and collectively
as Christ’s people.