Ministries

Prayer

Praying alone: St John's is open everyday between 10:00am - 3:00pm weekdays and 10:00am - 1:00pm on Saturdays for those who wish to come in and pray. Praying with others: First Wednesday parish prayer meeting This parish prayer meeting takes place at 7:30pm, on the first Wednesday of each month, this currently takes place by zoom, although ordinarily we would meet in the upper room of the Schoolroom's building. It includes a short time of Bible study, followed by...

Children

Children’s groups take place on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays during the 10:30am service. We spend the first part of the service together in church with the children usually leaving for their groups after the children’s talk. Groups take place in the Schoolrooms, which is located a short distance across the green outside St John’s. On the first and fifth Sundays, we have all age services for which children stay in the service. The following...

Fellowship groups

We currently have approximately 150 people meeting in fourteen Fellowship Groups in the parish. When? These are midweek groups, meeting twice a month on either a Tuesday or a Wednesday evening. Where? The groups meet in the host's homes, all of which are situated primarily in Yeovil, but with a couple in Sherborne. What? Our fellowship groups exist for three principal purposes: To study the Bible together in a small group To support one another in prayer To develop deeper Christian friendships If you are interested...

Music group

At St John's we are blessed with a large and faithfully committed group of musicians who play for many of our services. The band meets every Monday evening to rehearse for the coming services.   “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.”