The church of Christ is a family, with all the variety and blemishes which that implies.
We believe the church is a family. For any who are lonely, lost, or longing to belong, St. John’s is a safe place where all are invited to question, learn, and be loved in the Gospel and towards the cross. In many ways the church of today ought to be understood as a place of healing, helping us to see the false narratives about life that we have been fed by our culture, and offering to reshape our lives and loves around God’s grand narrative for our lives. His is a narrative in which you are loved, you belong to an eternal family, and you have purpose in life beyond what you could imagine for yourself. As a church family we see this lived out through a simple statement of purpose for our lives and our church, “to know Christ, and to make Christ known.”
At St. John’s, we understand that life has ups and downs, but that through all that life has in store, Jesus Christ offers a hope and joy that we can find nowhere else. We are not perfect people, but we cling to a perfect savior, who has promised forgiveness, redemption, and the restoration of all things. If you are looking for a place to belong, a place to be loved, a place to grow in the knowledge and love of God, and if you want to do so within the comfort of a family that will walk with you, talk with you, and not condemn you, we would love for you to make St. John’s your church!
The church of Christ has a history, standing on the shoulders of those who have gone before.
The ministry of St. John's Anglican Church began in 1919, when St. John’s Episcopal Church of Huntingdon Valley began.
Because of the Episcopal Church's departure from even the most essential biblical truths, St. John's left the Episcopal Church in 2001. An understanding of this momentous decision and the events leading to the nearly unanimous decision to leave the Episcopal Church gives special insight into many attributes of the congregation. It demonstrates the decades and generations of focus by the parish on the authority of scripture and godly oversight, as well as explaining many important details of the church family. Not only did the congregation leave behind its church building, chapel, rectory and significant endowment — millions of dollars in equity — it also left behind the graves of its loved ones in the church cemetery.
After nearly 20 years of searching for a permanent home, St. John's was generously invited to lease the property at 1150 Bristol Road. St. John's is under the authority of the Diocese of Christ our Hope, a member of the Province of the Anglican Church in North America.
Fast forward to 2020 and beyond: St. John's is a mix of former Episcopalians and never-before-Episcopalians, young and old, new in the faith and long-time believers, all with one common goal: to know Christ ourselves, and to make Christ known to the world around us.