We Want You to be a Part of our Family

We sincerely look forward to having you be a part of our parish family. Please feel free to participate in all areas of worship and ministry. Official membership can come when you decide. We are all eager to help you understand our church—its beliefs and practices, its style of worship. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help you understand our customs and traditions.

Becoming a Member of St. John’s

People become members of an Episcopal church in several ways. The first way is through baptism in an Episcopal parish. (But no matter where or when you were baptized, you are a part of the Body of Christ and eligible to receive Communion and to participate in our life together as a parish family.) If you were baptized at St. John’s, your name is listed in our Parish Register, an official accounting of your membership status.

As a teen or an adult, you may want to further your commitment to Christ and reconfirm the vows made for you at your baptism by being Confirmed, a second way to become a member of St. John's. This sacrament is for those baptized as enfants or in a non-liturgical denomination and is bestowed by the Bishop.

Some of our members who were confirmed elsewhere come to us by means of a Letter of Transfer. This means that the person was a member of another Episcopal parish and is simply transferring his or her membership to St. John’s. We then record their names in the Parish Register.

For members who have been confirmed in another branch of the Church in Apostolic Succession (such as the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, or any of the various Orthodox Churches), we do not re-confirm them. Instead, they become members through Reception, which is usually done by the Bishop at Confirmation.

If you have any questions at all, feel free to speak with any of our clergy or email the parish office.