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St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church's New Outreach Ministry: The Lord's Lunch As the pandemic worsened and soup kitchens in downtown Seattle closed their doors, parishioner Dan Johnson felt God's call to feed people. He invited a wide range of volunteers to assemble 100 sack lunches to distribute to those living without shelter downtown once Saturday per month. This ministry was such a success and so desperately needed that it quickly grew to 150 sack lunches one Saturday every month. This ministry is yet another example of this community striving to be the body of Christ in this world.
For more than a year, SJB has been listening to the needs of the neighborhood and working to address issues of food insecurity right here in West Seattle. Parishioner Cate Lee built The Little Free Pantry and installed it right outside the church office, visible by the Rector and office staff. Parishioners of St. John’s have donated food, toiletries, and their time to keep this food pantry stocked on a daily basis. The food pantry gets heavily used not just by the homeless population in West Seattle but also by those who have a home but are struggling to have enough food to feed their families. Watch this video to learn more.
For more than a year, SJB has been listening to the needs of the neighborhood and working to address issues of food insecurity right here in West Seattle. Parishioner Cate Lee built The Little Free Pantry and installed it right outside the church office, visible by the Rector and office staff. Parishioners of St. John’s have donated food, toiletries, and their time to keep this food pantry stocked on a daily basis. The food pantry gets heavily used not just by the homeless population in West Seattle but also by those who have a home but are struggling to have enough food to feed their families. Watch this video to learn more.
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Welcome to The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist. Our mission is to provide a vibrant space in which community can form to worship, grow in faith, and be challenged to respond to the needs of others in the community and in the world.
Statement of Welcome
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church is an affirming and inclusive Christian community. Our members and leaders strive through love, worship and service to welcome all people just as God created them. No matter where you are on your journey of faith, our welcome knows no boundaries of age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or economic condition. We believe that God delights in the diversity of creation and so do we.
We strive to live into these words of our mission statement:
Living God’s Word encourages us to extend the lessons of compassion and love we learn in worship and study to our daily lives. At the conclusion of every worship service we are sent into the world to be the human face of the Good News of Jesus’ love.
Loving God’s World reminds us of our responsibility to be good stewards of God’s blessings — to work for social justice in our community, country, economy, and world – to protect and preserve the environment – and to respect the dignity and freedom of every human being.
Growing in God’s Love calls us to mature in our faith. We know that God loves each of us where and how we are. This is our starting point. We are co-creators with God and share God’s transformative love.