All Are Welcome
Ancient Liturgy + Progressive Theology + Loving Community
We are so glad you are here!
St. John’s is a warm and faithful community that
seeks to follow Jesus, love God, and love our neighbors.
We believe everyone is made in the image of God and
that God loves and delights in all of us.
This Sunday is Pioneer Church Sunday
8am Rite I Eucharist at the current building (2036 SE Jefferson St, Milwaukie)
10am Rite I Eucharist at the Pioneer Church (455 SE Spokane St, Portland)
Every year, on the Sunday before Labor Day, we honor our past by worshipping at
the Pioneer Church in Sellwood. That building, originally constructed in 1851, was on the site of our current church until 1961 when it was moved down the river by barge to its current location outside Oaks Park.
We follow the 10am service with our traditional potluck picnic at Oaks Park. Once again, we’ll be joined by the Caroll Raaum Orchestra for some fantastic music (bring some cash to tip the band!). This year, we’re gathering at Picnic Area 12.
Please join us for this beloved St. John tradition.
Worship With Us
In person or Online
2036 SE Jefferson St, Milwaukie, Oregon
Online Sundays at 10am on YouTube- HERE
Sunday 8 a.m. A spoken service with traditional language
Sunday 10 a.m. A music-filled service with the choir, contemporary language, and Sunday School
Wednesday 12 noon A spoken Eucharist service (liturgy from A Black Rock Prayer Book)
Thinking about Visiting?
Please do! Everyone is welcome!
It can be hard to visit a new church. Here at St. John’s, we do our best to really see our visitors—to recognize if you're an introvert and need space, or an extrovert and want some company. Our worship bulletin will walk you through every part of the service and even give a little background behind some of the things going on. Feel free to ask questions of folks in the pews. We have our own songbook which includes very singable tunes, and our choir and music director make us all sound good.
We invite you to come and worship with us in whatever way brings you joy, whether that means sitting in the back and sneaking out during the last song or shaking everyone's hand at the peace and getting to know folks at coffee hour. Come as you are.
You are welcome!
We recognize, celebrate, and give thanks for the many diverse gifts of God among us. God has made all of us in God’s image, and we welcome persons of every race, language, age, gender, sexuality, physical and mental ability, national origin, immigration status, and economic level.
You cannot get this wrong. God is doing this, not us. All we have to do is show up and pay attention to what God is doing in the midst of us.