Faith Hope Love
August 2025
Happy that you have come our way! Membership is ongoing at St. John's UCC! Looking for a church Home? You found us! We have a Children's Ministry during the sermon time each week.
Pastor's Group and Communion slated for Sunday August 3 !
August 2 and 16 are Church Work Days beginning at 8:30 am . All help is welcome.
August 1 thru 10 is the Lake County Fair! We are managing the shuttle bus parking lot at the CPHS again this year. Looking for volunteers to help with 3 hour shifts. Sign up in the church lobby!.
August 17 will also be our 3rd Sunday Singing of the month. The congregation gets to pick the songs on this day.
Our Women's Guild will meet Tuesday evening August 19 at 6:30 pm in the church basement fellowship hall. all ladies are invited!
Every Sunday after the service we enjoy Fellowship time in our Hall . Come and get to know the amazing folks at our church.
Call the church office with any questions at 663-1608.
Looking ahead to September 2025-
Pastor's Group and Communion slated for Sunday September 7th !
September 6th and 20th are Church Work Days beginning at 8:30 am . All help is welcome.
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September 21st will also be our 3rd Sunday Singing of the month. The congregation gets to pick the songs on this day. Dad's get first picks!
Stewardship Days at St John's UCC will occur on September 21 and 28. This year our theme will be "Building our Faith". Our pledge sheets include giving God your time, talents and financial resources. Be a part of our family! Call the office with any questions.
SERMONS
We record our sermons weekly. Older sermons are published to our YouTube channel which can be accessed be clicking the YouTube icon at the top of the page. The following button will take you to our selection of sermons available to watch by streaming through YouTube.
Listed below are RECENT video links to our services on Facebook. If you need a link to a recent message, simply email Pastor Wendell (pastorwendell20@gmail.com) with the date of your service request and he will send a link to the service that will play in your media player on the computer or even your phone.
Left click on the links below for the service video.
Link for July 27, 2025 Higher Ground message series
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1B3BZrF4TK/
August 2025
Hey church family…hope you are enjoying the sun and warmth because another year is flying by! Thank you to everyone for your faithfulness to the Lord and our church during these busy summer months.
I am excited about the continuing opportunities as we flip the calendar to August. There is still time to sign up as a Lake County Fair parking volunteer if you have some time to spare! The Fair runs from August 1 thru 10. Sign-up sheets with dates and time shifts are on the church bulletin board next to the water cooler. Thank you for helping this year in advance. This is a church fundraiser event.
Summer is a busy and hectic time for so many! Take a look around the church each Sunday and reach out to those that are missing. They may just be on vacation, but some will be health concern related. Pray for one another. A kind and caring word might be the encouragement that they need. Let’s not forget our shut-in folks either. A phone call or a kind note goes a long way towards blessing a heart.
Further opportunities are available as we prepare for our financial stewardship program in September. Even now ask God to prepare your heart to give toward our church’s need for your time, talent and financial resources. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 tells us that God wants to bless our giving motives and He loves a cheerful giver! Let’s do our part to honor the Lord in our gifts back to Him! Our motto this year will be “Building our Faith”. Everyone will have a block piece to build on Jesus as our foundation with one another. Be a part of the greater whole!
Keep our kids and teachers in prayer as everyone goes BACK TO SCHOOL this month. It is always good to pray! Prayers also for America and our World presence defending freedom under God. May God bless America!
In Christ,
Pastor Wendell
ONLINE TITHE
We have established the flexibility of online giving in a one-time or recurring format. Clicking the easytithe GIVE link below will take you to the St John's UCC "Give Now" page. Select either "one-time" or "Recurring" and enter your donation amount. After entering an amount you will be prompted to enter your payment method either by credit card or check debit ACH. Follow the instructions entering your information as requested and "submit" at the page bottom. You will receive an email receipt acknowledging your gift.
For our "texting" members and friends we have established 10 digit code 2192555077 which will direct you to our "GIVE NOW" page. Simply text the word "Give" in a text message to 2192555077. Select either "one-time" or "Recurring" and enter your donation amount. After entering an amount you will be prompted to enter your payment method either by credit card or check debit ACH. Follow the instructions entering your information as requested and "submit" at the page bottom. You will receive an email receipt acknowledging your gift.
WORK DAY and BREAKFAST & BLESSINGS
Each month our work days typically are the the first and 3rd Saturday of the month. We meet in the church basement hall beginning at 8:30 am for assignments, fellowship and instructions. Our volunteers do may tasks inside the building and on the outside grounds weather permitting.
Our BREAKFAST & BLESSINGS Ministry has ceased operation effective May 10, 2025.
Please PRAY will us about new community outreach opportunities for our church.
Call the church office at 219-663-1608 with any questions.
ABOUT US
St. John's United Church of Christ is located at 1288 S. Indiana Ave in Crown Point, IN. 46307
We are compassionate followers of Jesus Christ doing our best to serve as God leads with the needs of
our members, families and community. Our heart's desire is to see everyone come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! We are good people serving a GREAT GOD!
