St. John A.M.E. Church

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"Moving Forward" - Philippians 3:13-14

Sun 9:30am + AME Accessible facilities Newcomers welcome Topeka, KS

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About Us

We worship and serve God together as a community of believers. We support one another’s values and beliefs. We nurture the faith of God's people in a variety of ways, including adult and children education programs, missionary projects, outreach programs, prayer and visitation ministries. Organized from a mission in 1868, The St. John AME Church has been worshipping through 2 turns of the century at the corner of 7th and Topeka Boulevard since 1886.

Vibe: Casual, Traditional Liturgy, Down to Earth, Downtown, Spirit-filled, Friendly, Inclusive, Historic, Multigenerational

Programs: Community Service, Social Justice, Faith and Work, Missions, Adult Education, Disability

Music: Passionate Reverent, Traditional Hymns, Gospel Choir, Contemporary, Organ

Denomination: African Methodist Episcopal Church

Size: Small

Language: English

Founded: 1868

Contact Information

Phone

(785) 233-3656

Website

http://www.stjohnametopeka.org

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Service Times

Sunday

09:30am: All-Ages Church School
11:00am: Main Worship

Wednesday

12:00pm: Noon Bible Study
06:00pm: Evening Bible Study

What to Expect

What are services like?
We follow a traditional liturgy with a contemporary flare to it. There is a lot of music, prayer, meditation and powerful preaching. An opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior is offered as well as an invitation to join our community is offered following the sermon. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month at our main worship experience.

What is the community like?
We are a mission-oriented people busy in the work of showing Jesus Christ to the world outside our doors and to those who venture in.

What if I'm not a Christian?
Non-Christians are welcome to come and learn of the Christ we profess. We will not "hard-sell" you but will not make any excuses for our faith or attempt to hide it in the spirit of Ecumenism.

Leadership

V. Gordon Glenn III

Virgil Gordon Glenn III was reared and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. He holds the Bachelor of Arts degree from Suffolk University with a double major in Print Journalism and Philosophy. He also holds the Masters of Divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology. Rev. Glenn was ordained an itinerant elder at the former Kansas-Nebraska Annual Conference of the AME Church in 2001. Rev. Glenn is one of the youngest pastors in the Midwest North District. It has been said of Rev. Glenn that, “he is a young man with an old soul.” Before being appointed the pastor of St. John, he served as the pastor of Grant Chapel AME Church in Kansas City, St. Luke AME Church in Kansas City, St. Paul AME Church in Olathe and Hall’s Chapel AME Church in Newton, Kansas.