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St. John Episcopal Church

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The church is in a suburban setting in a rich historical area. The church has beginnings in 1840, serving the community of City Point, Virginia in Prince George County. The area became the City Hopewell in the early 20th Century. The city has a diverse population with 85% of the children attending its Public Schools living in poverty. The neighborhood of City Point is also very diverse in it poulation make-up, racially, ethnically, sociao-economic, educationally.

St. John's is Eucharistically centered with services at 8 am on Sundays with Rite I/no music and 10:30 am with Rite II/choir. Sunday school for children is at 10:30 am, but attend services on special occasions. The Church is in Gothic Revival architecture.

Worship times

Sunday
8:00 am
English
Worship at 8:00 AM, Holy Eucharist from the Book of Common Prayer.
Sunday
10:30 am
English
Worship at 10:30 AM with music and Holy Eucharist; Sunday School provided in Eppes Hall.

Volunteer opportunities

One time opportunities
Ongoing commitment opportunities
Opportunities for mission groups

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Ministries

Beans & Rice Ministry

Food Pantries
Food Ministry

On the third Saturday of the month from 9am till noon, anyone who needs food to hold them over a week or so can come to the church to get a couple of pounds of dry beans and rice with recipes for cooking. Opportunities for taking the ministry out of the church to the community.

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505 Cedar Ln
Hopewell, VA 23860-1517
United States

Phone

Contact

The Rev. Bill Taylor

Rector

Organized groups

Bible study
Boy Scouts
Choir
Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
Eucharistic Ministers/Visitors
Men's group
Neighborhood associations
Nursery
Youth faith formation/Sunday school

Other community groups

Neighborhood Watch