St. Johns United Methodist Church

Welcome to the online home for St. John's United Methodist Church of Ivyland, PA. We are glad you are visiting us and encourage you to browse around the pages here to read about the many wonderful ways in which St. John's puts God's love into words, music and action.

St. John's is a mission-oriented, Spirit driven community of faith that is guided by our mission statement, which reads:

To glorify God by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, nurturing disciples, and reaching out to a world in need.

We also invite you to read our values and visions

We offer a wide variety of opportunities for faith development, spiritual growth and fellowship. For example, there are: classes and small groups for all ages and interests; multiple opportunities to reach out to our local, national and worldwide communities in service and mission; ministry teams; a dynamic music program; and fellowship activities for out entire church family.Our children and youth are important to us, and we offer many educational, missional, service and just plain fun activities and programs for all age groups. Sunday School classes for younger children meet during both the 9:15 am and 10:30 am services, and Youth Sunday School meets during the 9:15 am service. Parents with babies and toddlers are welcome to visit and use our professionally-staffed nursery, which is available during all 3 morning services.If you are interested in joining the St. John's family, please contact the church office (phone: 215-357-6998, e-mail: webmaster to find about when the next informal "Coffee with the Pastors" sessions are going to take place. Or if you just want learn more about what being a member of St. John's means, visit our Connections Ministries.

Value and Vision Statements
VISION STATEMENT

St. John's will be part of the Body of Christ, serving as a regional church inclusive in nature and open to all. Our emphasis will be upon discipleship more than membership. St. John's will reach out to the unchurched recognizing the different needs of our community and nurturing persons to become committed growing disciples. We believe that God will bless us with growth. We will establish small groups for nurture and accountability to one another. The church will be based upon ministry teams with everyone challenged to be involved. St. John's will offer a variety of opportunities for persons to serve in Christ's mission through financial support and hands-on assistance locally, nationally and inter-nationally. The church will help persons to discover their spiritual gifts and their talents and utilize them in Christ's ministry. Stewardship will be a central part of our faith with an emphasis placed upon the Biblical admonition to tithe. Worship in various forms will be the primary means by which we glorify God. All that we do will be supported with prayer, as we seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We, as a congregation, are committed to these values, which are not in any order of priority, but are to be reflective of all age groups - children, youth and adults.

Value Statements