St. John’s United Methodist Church

Sometimes we get more than we bargain for when we listen to God. We can feel overwhelmed by God’s plans for us. Are our expectations too low? Do we want comfort rather than challenge?

Haiti was rocked on Jan. 12 by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the area. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and was centered about 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince.

The Interfaith Community surrounding Dover will gather for our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemorative Service. It will take place at First Parish Church, 218 Central Avenue in Dover. The offering will be distributed to local organizations that assist people in need. A time of fellowship will follow in the fellowship […]

This morning’s service is a time for Covenant Renewal. John Wesley started this service, at least within the Methodist movement, as recognition of how important it is for us to make covenant with God, and to renew that covenant each year.

“This service will give opportunity to name our sadness,” says Dr. Ervin, “even as we lift up the hopefulness of the promised “light that comes into our darkness.”

Our church will host the first “Blue Christmas/Longest Night” worship service on Monday, December 21st (the longest night of the year), at 7 PM. This is presented by the Christian faith communities of the Dover Area Religious Leaders Association. It’s “target audience” is folks who struggle emotionally with the contradictions that many feel […]

Christmas Eve at St. John’s will truly be a celebration of the birth of the Christchild. As in previous years, we will offer three different worship services plus a concert on the Charles Brown Memorial Carillon.
Festivities begin at 6:30 PM with a Family Christmas service – appropriate for all ages. Our new Brass Choir will […]

To Preface this sermon let me say that the Natural Church Development Team at St. Johns encourages the telling of our individual stories within the congregation to provide support for each other as we try to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. This sermon is a part of my story… the story of God’s strength supporting me in my discipleship. If any part of it strikes a chord with something in your life, it will be a place where we can share as the body of Christ at St. Johns and I encourage you to have conversation about it with me or someone else.

I want to talk with you about change in our world, change in the church… and community. I thought about asking all of you whole feel accepted in this church to stand up, but than I thought…

There’s a verse in here that catches my eye every time I read this. Verse 41 says, “While in their joy, they were disbelieving and still wondering.” Interesting confluence of emotions, isn’t it?