WHO ARE WE?

Our Congregation

Reverend Dr. Katrina Foster

What We Believe

Our Building, Space, & History

Our Pipe Organ

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.  1 John 4:7-8 

Good News:

• We are an official RIC congregation-- a public safe, welcoming, and affirming space for our LGBTQX siblings.

• We have a new Tuesday evening casual discussion-based service, 8:00-8:45 PM. Please give us your email if you want to be a part of this streamed service during our closure due to prevention of COVID-19.

• Choir/band rehearsal- open to anyone, no audition needed. Sundays at 11:15 AM, recordings available online. Performance weekly at 10 AM worship. On hold until we can gather safely.

• Our bathrooms are beautiful and renovated!

• We are currently a blended family! The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, led by Father John Merz, is holding worship in our buildings Sundays at 12. This service is on hold until we can gather safely.

• Cub Scout Troop 7 meets every Friday at 7 at St. John's and is accepting boys and girls! On hold until we can gather safely.

• Our community meal continues to happen every Saturday morning and afternoon! Come if you're hungry, or come to volunteer. On hold until we can gather safely, meanwhile, here is the schedule of the meal service provided by  North Brooklyn Angels and a list of food pantries in North Brooklyn.

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CORONAVIRUS

St. John's is now officially closed and all activities suspended until it is safe to gather. The entire building has been wiped down thoroughly with bleach.

If you want to continue fellowship with us during this global pandemic, please catch our 10 AM Sunday Service livestream on Facebook. You can also give us your email if you want to participate in our Tuesday evening service, which will now take place over Zoom.
 

Pray, plan, prepare and serve our neighbors as you are able. We will get through this together.  

Services suspended until we can gather safely in person.

Meanwhile, join us virtually

Sunday at 10 AM EST or Tuesday at 8 PM EST. 

EVENTS

While we are physically closed because of COVID, this section lists some resources and services during this time.

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Food: 

North Brooklyn Angels
Brooklyn Food Pantries

CoConspirators at St. John's

Sunday Worship

12-Step Meetings

Your Event?

Scout Meetings

Giving

"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

-Acts 20:35

Click here to donate.

Thank you so much for your generosity!

St. John's has a lot of big ideas & endeavors to help our world. We need your help to do this work!

Missions include:
*The Saturday Community Meal
*Building the Choir & music ministry through performances in the church & fundraisers outside of the church, as well as in hospitals, prisons, etc.
*NA & AA meetings as well as other community meetings

*Renovations for our very old building.
*Eventually, a youth group & children's ministry

*In light of our official RIC designation, programs to minister to our LGBTQx siblings.

My Existential Crisis: Comedy short featuring our church & starring our congregant, Abbey Jasmine Rose: nominee for Best Actress in a Short Film at the International Christian Film Festival.

Ethical Dilemmas & Spirituality in America with Dr. Katrina Foster

Chilly Pete is joined in studio with Dr. Katrina Foster, the Rev. of Greenpoint’s St.John’s Lutheran Church for a widespread discussion on ethics and spirituality in America today.
Listen here.

PBS Great American Read: Pastor Katrina Foster on Orwell's 1984

Catch our Pastor on PBS Great American Read at about 27 minutes! She discusses why 1984 is her favorite book that everyone should read.
 

Sermons