Blog
News from the life of the parish today, and stories from more than four centuries of its history.
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The Men’s Study Group Visits the Virginia War Museum
A guided tour of the Virginia War Museum in Newport News, after a great breakfast at Monty’s Penguin.
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Community Events: Hymn Festival at Central Methodist
Our choir is joining an ecumenical Festival of Hymns in celebration of 132 years of music at Central United Methodist Church, located at 225 Chapel St in Hampton, Virginia. The Singing kicks off at…
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A Concert for Hope & Health, to Benefit HELP
An afternoon of music on Sunday, October 18, at 4 p.m. at CNU’s Peebles Theatre. No tickets; every donation goes to HELP’s shelter and dental care programs.
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Kickoff Sunday 2026: Welcome Back
The choir is back, our Sunday School teachers and choir were commissioned, and the children couldn’t wait to get to class.
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Welcome to Our New Website
St. John’s has a new website. Here’s a short tour of what you’ll find, and where.
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Archaeological Dig at the Second Church Site, 2023
The quest to determine the location of the first site (church) has long been a matter of great interest as well as conjecture.
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St. John’s Pays Off Over a Million Dollars of Medical Debt
With just a single commitment of $10,000, the St. John’s Charitable Trust was able to cancel over $1.2 million in medical debt for over 1800 members of the Peninsula community, the majority of whom reside…
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Music Ministry Annual Report for 2022
Our church sanctuary was filled with friends and family from throughout our community who support the efforts of each of our students.
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Cemetery Stories: E. Sclater Montague (1895–1980)
Montague cherished his friendships with the rectors of our church. In fact, he wrote a monograph for the Syms-Eaton Museum titled, “St. John’s Church and the Ministers I Knew.”
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Cemetery Stories: Colonel Thomas Tabb and Family (1835–1902)
On 18 March 1910, Heffelfinger discovered and excavated the second location of St. John’s Church in an area known as the “Old Graveyard Thickett” on the farm of the late Colonel Thomas Tabb.
