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Coming June 22nd This Sunday Pastor Andy Bartel will bring the message “The Sound of Silence”. Worship services are at 8:00, 9:15 and 11:30 a.m., with the later two services livestreamed on YouTube .

Coming June 22nd

This Sunday Pastor Andy Bartel will bring the message “The Sound of Silence”. Worship services are at 8:00, 9:15 and 11:30 a.m., with the later two services livestreamed on YouTube.

Alaska School of Theology 2025 Registration is now open for the 2025 Alaska School of Theology! It will be held July 18 and 19 at St. John UMC, led by author/retired pastor/activist Brian McLaren. The theme this year is "Dancing on a Moving Floo

Alaska School of Theology 2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 Alaska School of Theology! It will be held July 18 and 19 at St. John UMC, led by author/retired pastor/activist Brian McLaren.

The theme this year is "Dancing on a Moving Floor: Christian Leadership in an Ever-Changing Landscape." It's not the 1950s or 1980s or 2010s anymore. The world we have always known seems to be falling apart before our eyes. McLaren will help us contemplate our current situation and prepare ourselves for a future that is full of challenges, yes ... and also, amazing opportunities.

Find the registration link here. Don't miss out on savings with early bird registration! Continuing education credits will be offered by SMU Perkins through Credly.

Family Hike at Thunderbird Fallls Student and Family Ministries invites families to join in a hike at Thunderbird Falls on Friday June 20th from 2-4pm.

Family Hike at Thunderbird Fallls

Student and Family Ministries invites families to join in a hike at Thunderbird Falls on Friday June 20th from 2-4pm.

Pride Potluck at Goose Lake Park On Friday, June 20, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. bring a lawn chair and a dish to share for a gathering for LGBTQIA+ people of faith hosted by St. John’s LGBTQIA+ Outreach Team. There will be music, lawn games, kickball an

Pride Potluck at Goose Lake Park

On Friday, June 20, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. bring a lawn chair and a dish to share for a gathering for LGBTQIA+ people of faith hosted by St. John’s LGBTQIA+ Outreach Team. There will be music, lawn games, kickball and eating at 6:30pm.

Being Invitational A couple weeks ago, Pastor Andy spoke about being invitational. If you’d like more training or encouragement about how to share your faith, join Pastor Andy and Elena Duprow on Sunday June 22 at 10:30 in Room 121 to learn more

Being Invitational

A couple weeks ago, Pastor Andy spoke about being invitational. If you’d like more training or encouragement about how to share your faith, join Pastor Andy and Elena Duprow on Sunday June 22 at 10:30 in Room 121 to learn more.

Giving Opportunity Covenant House is raising funds in June through a matching grant to support the salary/benefits of a Pastoral Minister at the Youth Engagement Center for homeless and at-risk youth. We’re part of an effort across multiple loca

Giving Opportunity

Covenant House is raising funds in June through a matching grant to support the salary/benefits of a Pastoral Minister at the Youth Engagement Center for homeless and at-risk youth. We’re part of an effort across multiple local churches to fundraise this position. If you wish to help please go to stjohnanchorage.org/give and select “Covenant House” from the dropdown!  

Water Day at St. John UMC Elementary aged students and their families are invited to join Ms. Tess for an evening of water-based activities and games on the south lawn on June 25 from 5:30-7:30pm.

Water Day at St. John UMC

Elementary aged students and their families are invited to join Ms. Tess for an evening of water-based activities and games on the south lawn on June 25 from 5:30-7:30pm.

SEE Anchorage with us Monday Morning Women is changing things up for the summer; they are meeting weekly to SEE (Serve, Eat, Explore) Anchorage. You can view the schedule here . All are welcome!

SEE Anchorage with us

Monday Morning Women is changing things up for the summer; they are meeting weekly to SEE (Serve, Eat, Explore) Anchorage. You can view the schedule here. All are welcome!

Pride Sunday at St. John UMC Join us on June 29th for Pride Sunday! Folks at the 11:30 a.m. service are encouraged to bring your pride flags to join the pride flag parade (palm parade style) and stick around afterwards for the ice cream social!

Pride Sunday at St. John UMC

Join us on June 29th for Pride Sunday! Folks at the 11:30 a.m. service are encouraged to bring your pride flags to join the pride flag parade (palm parade style) and stick around afterwards for the ice cream social!

Order Your Rainbow Eagle Sweatshirt Here Orders accepted through July 16th! Due to popular demand, we have 4 sweatshirt styles with 2 color options each, and we’ve added a white rainbow logo to be used on dark colors.   Click he

Order Your Rainbow Eagle Sweatshirt Here

Orders accepted through July 16th! Due to popular demand, we have 4 sweatshirt styles with 2 color options each, and we’ve added a white rainbow logo to be used on dark colors.  

Click here to order and to see more product sizing and fabric information. 

Clothesline Project The St. John Mission & Outreach team invites you to participate in the 10th annual Clothesline Project sponsored by Anchorage Cops for Community and the Anchorage Police Department. Donations of gently used and new clothin

Clothesline Project

The St. John Mission & Outreach team invites you to participate in the 10th annual Clothesline Project sponsored by Anchorage Cops for Community and the Anchorage Police Department. Donations of gently used and new clothing are being collected and will be distributed Aug. 3 to kids headed back to school. A donation bin will be in the west foyer starting on Sunday, June 16.

Greeters needed! Are you looking for a chance to get involved at St. John, meet new friends, and be a welcoming presence in the community? If any of those apply to you, you’re ready to be a greeter on Sunday mornings! We’re hoping to get as many

Greeters needed!

Are you looking for a chance to get involved at St. John, meet new friends, and be a welcoming presence in the community? If any of those apply to you, you’re ready to be a greeter on Sunday mornings! We’re hoping to get as many folks as possible involved, so if you’re available even one Sunday this year, reach out to Pastor Adam at pastoradam@stjohnanchorage.org and they will get you on the schedule!

Worship band song list is growing on Spotify Our praise band literally ROCKS! Do you love singing along with them on Sundays but are not sure how the song goes? Well, now you can practice ahead of time! Our band leaders post Sunday's songs on a S

Worship band song list is growing on Spotify

Our praise band literally ROCKS! Do you love singing along with them on Sundays but are not sure how the song goes? Well, now you can practice ahead of time! Our band leaders post Sunday's songs on a Spotify list a few days before worship. You can view this week’s songs or choose from a growing library of songs the praise band plays here. You'll need a Spotify account to listen (it's free).

Do you have our church app? St. John has a church app! Find all the important things in one place – current events, our Giving link, the Connect Card, the newsletter, the prayer chain and more. If you enable notifications, you can receive importa

Do you have our church app?

St. John has a church app! Find all the important things in one place – current events, our Giving link, the Connect Card, the newsletter, the prayer chain and more. If you enable notifications, you can receive important announcements such as “Wednesday Night Supper and activities canceled due to snowstorm.” (We promise not to blast out too many notifications.)

Interested? Go to your app store and search for Ministry Keeper. The logo is gold with a black MK (see image above). Or use the links here for Apple and Android. When searching for our church, type in St. John United Methodist Church – and be sure to include the period in “St.” Check it out and let us know what you think!

Pickleball is on Thursdays throughout the summer! Come play pickleball on Thursdays in the gym from 6 to 9 p.m. All levels are welcome. (Note: Pickleball will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on June 19, July 17, and August 21. There will be no pickleball on

Pickleball is on Thursdays throughout the summer!

Come play pickleball on Thursdays in the gym from 6 to 9 p.m. All levels are welcome. (Note: Pickleball will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on June 19, July 17, and August 21. There will be no pickleball on July 24, 31, and August 7.)

Cookies for Sundays Fellowship time is better with a cookie! Can you help supply cookies for one Sunday? Sign up here to bring 3 dozen peanut-free/nut-free cookies - they can be homemade or store-bought. Cookies will need to be brought to t

Cookies for Sundays

Fellowship time is better with a cookie! Can you help supply cookies for one Sunday? Sign up here to bring 3 dozen peanut-free/nut-free cookies - they can be homemade or store-bought. Cookies will need to be brought to the church by 10 a.m. Sunday, or by noon Friday.

Monthly Mobile Food Pantry St. John’s Mobile Food Pantry is every 3rd Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. in the church parking lot. There will be no Mobile Food Pantry at St. John in June since the Food Bank of Alaska will be closed on June 19 in ob

Monthly Mobile Food Pantry

St. John’s Mobile Food Pantry is every 3rd Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. in the church parking lot. There will be no Mobile Food Pantry at St. John in June since the Food Bank of Alaska will be closed on June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. The next one is July 17. To volunteer at St. John’s MFP, sign up here.

To find other resources for food in Southcentral, check the Food Bank of Alaska website or F.I.S.H. (Friends in Serving Humanity). For other types of assistance, call 2-1-1 or go to Alaska211.org.