Reaching out to our neighbors and our world

Outreach

At. St. John’s, we are committed to spreading the love of Christ to our community, our nation, and the world.  From our inception, we have committed to allocate not less than 10 percent of the Church’s revenue to outreach activities.

We see our Outreach ministry not just in terms of financial contributions, but as a chance to involve our people directly in activities and efforts that fulfill Christ’s commands to help our less fortunate brothers and sisters and to spread His word.

In our short history, we have been involved in several international disaster relief efforts addressing the immediate needs of victims of natural disasters.  We have also elected to provide ongoing support to national and international efforts that address systemic and ongoing issues such as world hunger.  

In that regard, we have made a major commitment to several outstanding outreach efforts.

Locally and worldwide, we actively support: 

The Navajo Nation We take parish mission trips designed to provide basic necessities to indigent Native Americans.  

The Heifer Project A wonderful program designed to provide the poor in third world countries with the means to become self-sufficient and to feed themselves and their communities.  

The Christian Center of Park City We provide people and resources to help the Center meet the spiritual needs of the community and the basic needs of indigent local residents.

Habitat for Humanity We continue to carry on a tradition or participating in local building projects with this remarkable organization.

As an Anglican Missionary church from Rwanda, we also have developed relationships with two Rwandan outreach efforts: 

Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee This organization sells the world's best Rwandan coffee and donates funds from their sales to relief efforts in Rwanda designed to bring economic stability and a improved living to the victims of the 1994 genocide. These delicious coffee products are sold fresh at the church.

Rwandan Blessing also aids genocide victims, particularly focusing on children orphaned in the attacks through the development of orphanages and  job and educational training. 

And we have much larger goals.  For example, we are gearing up to actively support national and international mission activities, not only by providing financial support to missionaries, but by organizing more mission trips of our own.  At St. John’s, we see Outreach as a critical component of our activities today as well as a priority for our future.