Situated between the Palace Hotel and the Royals Shopping Centre, on Pier Hill. Just minutes from the Sea Front. (See Map for further details)

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Weddings, Baptisms and the calling of Banns can be arranged on Saturday mornings by calling at the Parish Office inside St John’s Church. Or follow the Email link below:

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In the Heart of your Community, in the frantic rush of the Town Centre you will find us.  A place of Peace and Calm.  Why not drop in and experience our tranquillity


Our Mission is Simple

We are here to serve you, worship God and Love the Community in

Jesus Christ.

Join us in worship, our services are easy to follow and understand.  Whether you worship with us regularly, are staying in Southend on holiday or on business or looking at faith for the first time, you will find something that will guide you through your week.

Here at St John's you will find relevant teaching, spiritual help with a touch of modern day realism.  We are non judgemental and welcome you all.

 

Looking back & looking forward:……..A Few Words from Father Stephen

2007 saw the development of the Music Band at St John’s. Fiona Abbot is our singer and the Band began on Easter Sunday and then played one Sunday each month. Continuing on the music front, our Organist Jeffrey Conway had to take time out through an operation on one of his hands. However,  Carl Styles ably stepped in and has become our deputy organist.

Our Sunday attendance held up well and even grew, so that on some Sunday mornings there were more than 50 in the congregation.

We enjoyed the results of the renovation work at St John’s the previous Autumn- especially the very effective coloured lighting and perhaps as a result of that – wedding bookings increased (after all we can now match our lighting to the bridesmaids’ dresses!)

We were disappointed that the new porch was delayed until 2008 but we are now looking forward to the work beginning at Easter- so St John’s will finally begin to look open from the early Summer.

Also we have begun work on the graveyard with a Sensory Garden to be constructed at any time now !

It has been exciting that in recent weeks, the rooms at St John’s have been hired out more and more- mostly used by Mental Health groups.

This is fulfilling the earlier ‘Calm Place’ vision for St John’s as a Church within and of, the Community.

I am enjoying my third term as Mayor’s Chaplain ( to Councillor Daphne White, the current Mayor of Southend-on-Sea) and I am looking forward to a fourth term as Chaplain to the Mayor in 2008 when Councillor Gwen Horrigan becomes Mayor in May.

With all good wishes for 2008  Father Stephen

 


Our worship has a down to earth approach to it. It is simplistic with a hidden beauty.

 

 

 

We approach our faith and worship in a practical yet spiritual way.

We are the Southend Lifeboat Church.  Stephen our Parish Priest is proud to be the RNLI Chaplain.

After visiting us we hope you will take something personal away with you that is 'concrete', for you to use in your day to day lives.