About Our Community
We strive to live into God’s unending love for each one of us, no matter what. When we say “All Are Welcome,” we mean it.
As a community of Christ, we serve and support each other in Love — we show up with food after a new baby arrives or when someone is sick or injured; we provide pastoral care through our clergy and our lay pastoral care team; we welcome each other and newcomers in community; we organize carpools and babysit each other’s children; we grieve together in times of loss or sorrow.
We serve our larger community in Love as well. We collect food for local food pantries, work for justice through advocacy and activism on issues such as racial equality, refugee sanctuary, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental justice, and support for disasters. We open our space to the wider community. Our building is the home to A Far Cry, Open Theatre Project, JP Social Gamers, The Apollo Ensemble, Shirronda Yoga, Pine Village Preschool, and many more.
our commitments
We strive to uphold these commitments to ourselves and our broader community by reflecting God’s love and justice through our collective work and worship.
parish leadership
Our Rector and Assistant Rector work closely with the Vestry (elected lay leadership of the parish) and the larger parish community to create a space of welcome for all.
history
St. John’s church and its parishioners are woven into the historic fabric of the City of Boston, the community of Jamaica Plain, and the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
“Let all who enter here be received as Christ.”