St. John's Episcopal Church

We are an Episcopal Church founded, in Olney, in 1842. St. John's is an Episcopal Church and a member parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. We are a diverse faith community whose journey may have started across the street or across the world; we welcome all persons who feel called to express their faith or who are on their own journey to find God in their life. We are committed to sharing the Good News of God in Christ Jesus, respecting the dignity of every human being, and loving our neighbor. We reach out with our Lord’s compassion and love to any and all who are hurting or are marginalized in Montgomery County, in our society, and the world beyond. To join in for any of our activities, you are not required to be a member. Our service opportunities do not include proselytizing and are open to people of any faith who is interested in serving to same purpose. We regularly partner with other organizations, both religious and secular, to accomplish shared goals in the community, like inclusiveness, justice, hunger concerns, caring for the immigrant or poor and the continued support of developing nations.

In accordance with our Christian faith, we believe in equipping people to serve the world in justice, love and peace. We foster community development through service opportunities to care for the larger community. Therefore we regularly offer opportunities, to our members and the wider community, to serve their neighbors- including supporting assistance to and housing refugee/migrant families, collecting food for our own small pantry and supporting the work of Olney Help, working with African nations to support job creation and grant programs to establish clean water and schools, and other support work as opportunities arise.