Easter Sunday – Olive Tree Liturgy
“When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then…
“When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then…
Order of service for our Fire Pit Prayer & Worship in the church gardens from 5.30-7pm on Good Friday 2021…
In the Christian calendar, Holy Week describes the week from Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday. During this week, we especially…
On the night of Sunday 17th January, two dearly loved members of our church family passed away. Len & Evelyn…
Members of St John’s Hoxton have been working with an alliance of local organisations to tackle the problem of digital…
Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:1-111 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have…
Official Church of England Reports On these pages you’ll find a selection of contemporary and historic reports from he Church…
Here at St John’s Hoxton we’re encouraging everyone to take up the COVID Vaccine when you’re offered it. We have…
We’re delighted to be welcoming Caleb Millar to join our team as Children’s Ministry Assistant. He started in January, and…
Revd Graham Hunter, Vicar of St John’s Hoxton, writes: I recently had a conversation with a friend who was looking…
We’re so delighted to have received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Emergency Fund to support our work in…
Working with other member organisations in Hackney & Islington Citizens, we have now secured over 140 laptops and other internet…
Look out for some exciting post – you only need an orange!This year we are going to be sending out…
On Place, People and Possibilities by Jessica Agboola – Local Community Organiser It has been 2 months since I’ve arrived…
#LoveHoxton Update In July 2020 we submitted updated proposals for our #LoveHoxton redevelopment to the Hackney Council planning department and…
We are so excited to announce that we are recruiting for our next cohort of leaders on our Youth Ministry…
On Friday 31st July, we submitted revised design proposals for our #LoveHoxton development project to the Hackney Planning Department for…
Sara Hunter is a Licensed Lay Minister at St John’s Hoxton, Choir Director and Community Organiser. She is working as…
We’re delighted to announce that Bosede Owa will be joining the staff team at St John’s Hoxton from Monday 13th…
Further to yesterday’s APCM, the minutes of the meeting are now published here: APCM Minutes 2020 The following appointments were…
We’re holding our annual summer fair and our July shared lunch – virtually! We’re inviting every member of the church…
Back in February, we undertook our annual congregation audit. There were 53 responses, which is around 20% of the adults…
Many of you will have seen the news announcement today that from 4th July, church buildings may re-open for small…
In this Vlog, Revd Graham Hunter gives a brief introduction to a ‘121’ conversation, and talks about how they can…
Graham Hunter is the Vicar of St John’s Hoxton; his wife Sara is a a Licensed Lay Minister at St…
I’m really delighted to be writing this blog to finally announce an exciting mission opportunity that our church will…
It’s been a while since our last update, and we wanted to summarise what’s going on in church life during…
By Stephen Curtis, Students and Young Adults Minister. Well the world has gone a bit mad! I’m sure I’m not…
Below is the text of the Easter Sunday sermon preached by Revd Graham Hunter on Sunday 12th April 2020. Bible Reading:…
We’ve put together some resources for families with school-age children at home to use on Good Friday. We hope it’s…
For Good Friday 2020, we published a ‘Virtual Stations of the Cross’ to be used as a digital devotional. You…
This page gives regular updates to how the church is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Latest updates will always be…
The following article is our original response. Regular updates are posted here. We’re living in extraordinary times, and the situation…
APCM Minutes 2019 Electoral Roll 2019
We’re delighted to be publishing our 2018 Annual Report & Accounts. These will be presented and discussed at our Annual…
Revd Caroline Taylor preached at our Ash Wednesday services. Her sermon is below. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent….
On Saturday 1st December, the Youth Minister at St John’s Hoxton hosted its first youth worship night, The Encounter, for…
Revd Graham Hunter spoke at the 2nd Festival of Theology in Nottingham on Wednesday 17th October 2018. The text of…
Revd Graham Hunter preached a Vision Sunday sermon on Sunday 23rd September. The text of the sermon is below. William…
We’re delighted that Stephen Curtis is joining the staff team at St John’s as Stepney Intern for the year 2018-19….
We’re delighted to be welcoming John Wyatt to join our team as Music & Worship Minister from 1st September 2018….
Revd Graham Hunter writes: I’ve been working on a revised personal mission statement to help shape my leadership over the…
Our Annual Parish Church Meeting takes place on Sunday 29th April 2018 at 11am. You can read the 2017 Annual…
“The boys were SUPERB!” (Tochukwu Okolo, Manager) On Friday 6th April, the St John’s youth football project, ‘Goalside’, took 2…
Around 50 members of St John’s gathered at church on Thursday evening to enjoy a passover meal together. The traditional…
Josh Richards preached a sermon on Palm Sunday exploring politics, power and the role of community organising in our church…
The Background Just over three years ago, members of St John’s Church planted ‘Sanctuary’ – a new congregation meeting on…
Dear friends, Thank you so much to everyone who has prayed and supported us with our bid to the Heritage…
“Dear God, thank you for being the best father ever to me!” This prayer jumped out at me as I…
It’s with a mixture of sadness and joy that I write to inform our church that Julian Powell will be…
Dear friends, As we begin the season of Advent, we remind ourselves of the kingdom coming for which we watch…
Thank you to those who came to tidy and decorate our church ready for the Christmas season! Over 20 adults…
Over the past year, the leadership of St John’s Church, its Vicar, staff and PCC has had a series of…
On Monday 6th November Sing for a Change! performed for the London launch of Living Wage Week where the Mayor…
It was wonderful to celebrate harvest at both our 9:30 & 11:30 services on Sunday 1st October. Youth minister Julian…
On Sunday, 24 September we took a group from of young people from our church to a special diocesan youth…
We’re delighted to announce that the Bishop of Stepney has invited Caroline Taylor to serve her Title Post as Curate…
We’re delighted that Caroline Taylor will be joining our team from 1st July 2018 to serve for three years as…
Zoe Mathias joins the staff and leadership team at St John’s Hoxton this September as part of the Stepney Intern…
‘Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.’ (Romans 12:12) Guest Post by Tanya Whitfield: Whilst we…
It was wonderful to welcome the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, along with his wife Caroline, to pray with members…
As part of our Repitching The Tent Mission Action Plan, we’re reorganising our Sunday morning worship services from Pentecost Sunday…
For the last few summers, Lorraine’s kitchen has been full of fruit flies. She worked out that the flies were…
Thank you for my time here at St. John’s Hoxton. I have been here as an intern for the last…
Today is Ash Wednesday, and it marks the beginning of the 46 day journey to Easter. The season of Lent…
On the morning of Saturday 28th January, as the world began to realise that one of the most awful promises…
Over the past three weeks, we’ve had a series of talks at St John’s articulating the vision God has given…
It’s often said that the last part of a person to be converted to Christ is their wallet! Money is…
On Monday night, a small number of us gathered in our church gardens to stand in solidarity with the tens…
We’re really keen to find our a little more about who we are as a church! Please complete a church…
On Thursday, 17th November, members of St John’s joined representatives of institutions across East London at the London Muslim Centre…
by Moses Baako – Youth Work Apprentice Over the October half term in 2016, the Streetlevel youth project ran a…
Freya Bradley has joined our team, and introduces herself below: Hello! My name is Freya and I have been placed…
Tanya, a member of our church experienced an extraordinary and miraculous healing this summer, and this is her account: HEALED…
Tuesday 19th July 2016. 8:15 a.m. The junction of Crondall Street and Pitfield Street. A last minute check of leaflets…
Our next baptism and confirmation service will be on Sunday 27th November at 10.30am. You can download an application…
We’re really thrilled to be welcoming Josh Richard back to St John’s to join our team for the coming year….
NB: This is a post from 2016! We don’t currently have any apprentice opportunities. Sorry! There is an opportunity…
I was invited by the Bishop of London to preach at St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday 31st July 2016 at…
I was invited by the Bishop of London to preach at St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday 31st July 2016 at…
Pastoral Letter – EU Referendum – Sunday 12th June 2016 Dear friends, On Thursday 23rd June 2016, we face a…
We’re so excited about our upcoming Summer Fair – held on Saturday 18th June from 11am-5pm. There’ll be food available…
In January 2016, at a PCC meeting, we did an exercise to consider how we would prioritise 9 of our…
We’re delighted to have received a grant from the Listed Places of Worship Roof repair fund last year. I’ve just…
This blog article was written for Christians on the Left and first published here
I preached the sermon at the Tolpuddle Methodist Chapel on Sunday 19th July 2015 as part of the 2015 Tolpuddle…
I had coffee yesterday with a friend who works in the tech world. He had come from an interview with…
One of my greatest joys in life is worshipping God with my wife and children – dancing around, singing, doing…
I spent the morning yesterday at a theological symposium organised by the Cinnamon Network – thinking about the theology that…
I heard someone speaking recently of how their church was full of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It reminded me…
53 ‘Ambassadors for Christ’ Commissioned Yesterday was an amazing day at St John’s Church in Hoxton. In addition to celebrating…
My laptop computer is running slowly nowadays. It seems as though they’re not built to cope with more than about…
NEW ARTWORK INSTALLED Thank you so much to local artist and congregation member Caroline Akhtar, who has kindly loaned us…
This article was published in the Hackney Gazette on 19/12/2013 Kings have been in the headlines during 2013. We celebrated…
During November each year, the Living Wage Foundation holds its annual ‘Living Wage Week’. This year, Ed Miliband lent his…
I gave a speech last night (12th September 2013) at the Hackney Citizens meeting at the Alevi Cultural Centre. The…
Bible Reading: John 18:15-27 The piece of music playing above is called ‘Undenied’ and is by the band Portishead, released…
“Immensity cloistered in thy deare womb” This is one of my favourite lines from John Donne’s ‘La Corona’ poem. It…
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