MINISTRIES
Career Ministry - St. John Church is part of the Crossroads Career Network that provides a national career search program of support to members who are looking for the right career or business opportunity. Each participant will engage in a small interactive group to obtain practical, spiritual and emotional support. CLICK HERE for more information.
Kim Hatchett | khatchett1254@aol.com
Children Ministry aspires to create an engaging learning experience for children, as well as teach the everlasting benefits of salvation. Further, our goal is to nurture the development of lifelong relationships with God through Christ. Ages: Infancy through 11 years of age.
Robert Stewart | rlstewart06@gmail.com
College Ministry endeavors to build a physical and spiritual product of God’s gravitational pull on Generation Y. The College Ministry’s focus is to draw university students, alumni and recent high school graduates into a living social network centered on God, the spiritual empowerment of young people and the nexus between the two.
Stephanie Hatchett | Stephanie0618@aol.com
Family & Young Married Couples ministry provides couples with the tools to maintain healthy marriages. The ministry strives to empower parents through seminars on children and family issues; family fun activities to promote spiritual growth and the development of strong family relationships. The family that prays and plays together stays together!
Rev. Cherida Gary | dailysunshine@sbcglobal.net
Fit to Serve seeks to promote healthy living and exercise as an essential source to honor the body as a holy temple available to render service to God.
Jacqueline Carson | templefitness@comcast.net
Hospitality aims to welcome all visitors to St. John Church with love and heartfelt warmth.
Collette Taylor | msctdiva@yahoo.com
Liturgical Dance Ministry endeavors to edify God’s Kingdom by enhancing the praise and worship experience through dance.
Rev. Cherida Gary | dailysunshine@sbcglobal.net
Married Couple's Ministry seeks to build, strengthen and promote spiritual and social wholeness within the context of marriage and family.
Rev. James Clark | jc740@aol.com
Men's Ministry seek to glorify God by living lives of significance, study, leadership, service to His church both within and without its walls and promote social fellowship from a Christian perspective.
The Rev. Jesse Hawkins | thejohn5333@sbcglobal.net
Music Ministry seeks to glorify God and enhance the celebration of worship by preparing the hearts of worshippers through song for the spoken/preached Word of God. Music is a vital part of the worship experience and serves as a link to the heart of God.
Imani Choir | Chandra Morton | chandrabenita@sbcglobal.net
Children’s Choir | Leslie Davis & Susan Demming | leslie.davis@hewitt.com | stdemming@yahoo.com
Cathedral & Sanctuary Choir | Laura Caldwell | laura.caldwell@att.net
Music Ministry Administrative Assistant | Pat Morgan | morganpatricia@hotmail.com
Newsletter
Sandra Brewster | newsletter@stjohnamec.org
Outreach Ministry seeks to serve the lost, the least and the last in the surrounding communities with love, compassion, respect and sensitivity of Jesus Christ. The ministry provides assistance to those at Hesed House in Aurora, the Northern Illinois Food Bank, Warrenville Youth Center and coordinates giving for needy families as part of the Thanksgiving and Christmas Projects.
Melanie Wilkinson | wilkinsonnan@yahoo.com
Praise Choir/Sign Singerspromotes the use of sign language to accompany live and/or recorded sacred music which expresses God’s wonder, love, faithfulness, goodness, grace and mercy; to magnify the meaning of the lyrics of songs while praising God through this “dance of the hands”; to inspire youth and adults to recognize the beauty of sign language and encourage further study in order to become more competent in communicating with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Mary Hawkins | mhawkins@Kusd.edu
Scholarship prepares St. John Church high school students with educational experiences and resources to gain admission to a college or university and provides support students in their Christian life.
Bruce Williams | brwill0310@msn.com
Usher Board aims to engage worshippers with a pleasant smile, a warm welcome while assisting the Pastor to make sure the needs of the congregation are met during the worship experience.
Morris Mallory | morrismallory@u-46.org
Wedding Ministry seeks to assist engaged couples in creating a sacred wedding ceremony that glorifies God; to serve as a consultant for engaged couples and the pastor in order to clarify policies, procedures and/or other expectations associated with having a wedding in the chapel or sanctuary of St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mary Hawkins | mhawkins@Kusd.edu
Women's Ministry aspires to equip the women of St. John and community to be servants of God by addressing their physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.
Rev. Brenda Jackson | BrendaJackson12@aol.com
Women's Missionary Society endeavors to help others grow in the knowledge and experience of God through continual Christian training, as well as individual and collective mission work, thus challenging them to respond to God’s redemptive plan in the world.
Wendy Swims | wswims@the-association.org
Youth Ministry seeks to teach our youth about the awesome power of God’s love and redemption; to inspire young people to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ, and to share the Gospel with their friends.
Rev. Thomas (Ben) Brown | rev_benbrown@sbcglobal.net
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