About Us

Our Values

We value Community.

The St. John’s community gathers each Sunday and at other times to praise God. Being a community is very important to us—we seek to support each other through life’s challenges and we celebrate with each other in life’s joys.

We are committed to a liberal theology.

Our Church challenges us, without telling us how to think. Through study and reflection, we have become more committed to a progressive stance on the issues debated in churches today, particularly in our support for same-sex relationships.

We are an inclusive community.

We welcome everyone: young and old; able-bodied and disabled; employed and unemployed; married, single, divorced, straight and gay; those from other countries and from next door; long-time members of our congregation and visitors. We have a long history of welcoming people with special needs. The diversity in our community is stimulating, at times even challenging, but a conditional welcome is really a rejection.

We invite you to share in the communion of bread and wine.

Our worship service is respectful and informal. We celebrate The Holy Eucharist, also known as Holy Communion or the Lord’s Supper, using a modern language service of worship of the Anglican Church of Canada. The Eucharist today may help you grow into the vows you have already made in baptism or it may be part of your growth towards the day when you seek to make a commitment to God in Christ through baptism.

We are uplifted by musical variety in worship

Sunday worship at our 10:30 service includes music by a roster of musicians that engages the diversity of our cultures in the wider community. Our musicians use a variety of instruments: piano, accordion, guitar, violin, organ, fiddle, harp and drums. Music may be boisterous, peaceful or traditional, depending on the musician scheduled for the day. At all times we seek to praise God with joy in our hearts.

We provide a child-friendly environment.

Your children will enjoy our weekly program, starting with the children’s focus at the beginning of the service and continuing in the church school with other activities. These can include stories, songs, games and even cooking, as they learn about prayer and Christian values. We seek to know and love God, and to model this love with the children in our community.

We take Prayer seriously.

If you are in crisis or you know someone who is going through a difficult time, you may call the church to begin the ministry of the Prayer Circle. The concern will be prayed from person to person around the circle, and included (if you wish) in the prayers at our worship services. You can count on a supportive listener, a circle of people who will pray for your concern, and confidentiality within the circle.

St. John's is an Open House. You don't have to buy into the whole package to walk through the doors. Welcome to Church!

St. John's is all kinds of People

You will notice when you walk through the door… all ages, different ethnic backgrounds, families with young children, gay and lesbian couples, single people, teenagers, people with special needs… And then you just keep on noticing! These are people of a wide range of temperaments and perspectives.
But when you ask people why they love St. John’s – the number one reason? The Community.

We find it enormously stimulating to be part of a community where not everyone is like us.

If you are parents with young children, you will meet people at St. John’s who are at the same stage in raising their children. But that's not everyone…

If you are gay or lesbian, we hope you will appreciate that there are gays and lesbians at St. John’s who are very involved and happy to be here. But that's not everyone…

Have a look at who else is here. Meet people who are like you. Meet people who are quite different from you. We are held together by bonds of mutual affection, and the conviction that all are God’s people. The presence of diversity keeps us open to new ideas, and reminds us that the diversity of our world is held and honoured by God.

Mission Statement:

St. John’s is an Open House

You don’t have to buy into the whole package to walk through the doors. Welcome to Church!

We are not a building. We are an accessible, accepting, diverse community. We are young and old, able-bodied, and disabled, employed and unemployed. We are married, single, divorced, straight and gay. We are from all over the world, yet we could live next door. You will find open minds and open hearts at St. John’s.

The mission of St. John’s Church is to build a community of caring believers committed to Christ, to work for justice and service to all in need. We gather to praise God, and to give and receive support to meet the challenge of our daily ministries. We call on all who will to come and join us.