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.

My Thoughts!

We have entered the season in which we take presents back!

There will be those which have gone wrong, or they don’t fit,

or they’re simply not wanted.

Gifts are quite challenging in fact.

Some people are very hard to buy for. And what does that say about them?

Are they that boring that they don’t want anything? Or are they so rich that they’ve got everything already?

Then there are those who find it hard to receive gifts with pleasure and with gratitude.

We give gifts because God was supremely generous with us.

In your Bibles St Paul writes that God ‘emptied’ himself of his ‘Godness’

to become a servant becoming like us as a human being in Jesus of Nazareth

Philippians 2.6f

A New Year resolution for us, might be therefore, that we try ourselves to be generous, as God was. And Generosity by no means is to do with giving money because that can be done in the most ungenerous and begrudging of ways. It means trying to develop a ‘generosity of spirit’

Canon Steve

DO YOU SHOP ON-LINE?

Help us raise funds for the ongoing work at St. John the Baptist Church without even trying!                                         

 All you have to do is:                       Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk                                                              

 Click on “register as a User”            Click on “selecting charity” and type:      “The Calm Place”                       

Click on Search and the box will be filled in with the whole title.               

Complete your personal details.         Click on “Accept and Register”                                                                    

You then get the Welcome Page        You are now ready to shop.                                                                             

Choose your category from the menu on the left hand side of the page       

To get a list of retailers or service providers.                                                 

Please choose our charity to support and tell your friends and family!         

 These are just some of the companies that are part of the scheme