Blog
News from the life of the parish today, and stories from more than four centuries of its history.
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Children and Youth Christian Formation Returns
After two years of no in-person Christian Formation for children and youth, the program re-emerged on March 6, 2022, the first Sunday in Lent.
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Music Ministry Report for 2021
By Easter we held 3 services: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. both indoors with 2 trumpets and 8 choir singers in masks, and a 1 p.m. outdoor service with full choir and brass quartet.
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Cemetery Stories: Jacob Andrew Ferguson (1886–1961)
My grandfather was a banker. He worked for Citizens National Bank in downtown Hampton from 1917 until his retirement in 1952.
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Cemetery Stories: Jacob Heffelfinger (1840–1915)
Jacob Heffelfinger was a symbol of reconciliation after the Civil War.
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Let Christmas THRIVE: Gift Cards for 400 Children
St. John’s was also one of the sites used to distribute these gift cards to families on Sunday afternoon, November 21.
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Cemetery Stories: The Reverend William B. Taylor and Family
The second pastor of First Baptist Church was the Reverend William Taylor. Taylor served from 1868 until his death in 1873.
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Cemetery Stories: Christopher Ethelbert Cheyne (1867–1943)
If you are a Hampton native of a certain age, you are probably familiar with the Cheynes—father and son—who provided photography services to the citizens of Hampton from 1894 through the 1960s.
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Cemetery Stories: Captain Henry Mowatt (1734–1798)
A rectangular stone tablet along the walkway from the south door of the church to Queensway identifies the burial site of Captain Henry Mowatt—a British naval officer.
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Heritage Committee Addresses Students, Teachers
William Tucker, the first documented African baby born in English-speaking North America, was actually born in Elizabeth City Parish.