Ministries

St John's is an old and lovely church, and we are lucky to have a flower group whose members create beautiful flower displays each week to compliment and enhance the building and it's features, as well as showing off the glory of God's creation. For special events and festivals in the church calendar our floral group really pulls out all the stops and the church has many visitors who call in to admire the flowers....

When? Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, from 7:30pm. Where? In the St John's Schoolroom's building in the ground floor room. What? This friendly, relaxed group was started as a way of creating banners and furnishings for our church building. As well as putting their creative skills to work, this group provides a great opportunity to invite along those on the fringes of church life, enables relaxed conversations and the building of friendships.  

If you have a new baby in your household, many congratulations! A service for your child is a great thing to be thinking about. If you live in our parish, or are members of St. John’s, and would like to find out more about a service for your child here, please first of all contact us. The Church of England has two options: A Service of Thanksgiving for the gift...

If you have recently been bereaved, please accept our sincere condolences. St John's would like to support you as much as we can at a time of such sadness and loss. You may be finding it difficult to think of all the things that need to be done when a close relative has died. At St John's, we're here to help. Before the funeral and afterwards, we're available to everyone in our parish and we'll do our best...

Congratulations and a warm welcome to you if you are thinking about being married at St John's or St Andrew's. We will do our best to make your wedding day memorable for you, your family and your friends. This will be a very exciting time for both of you with many things to think about and plan. The Rector has a legal responsibility to be satisfied that you can lawfully marry in the parish before any arrangements...

Our key aims are to see the young people of Yeovil coming to know and love Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, fully grasping God’s amazing, gracious love for them; and then helping them to grow into mature disciples who are equipped to live out, and be active in sharing the good news of Jesus with others. In order to work towards these goals, we have a variety of activities for 11-18 year olds. Friday Youth Who? School...

St John’s Church supports Christian training, education and compassion ministries overseas and in the UK. We have links with a number of individuals and organisations. Emmanuel Church, Lapusna Our most recent link is with Emmanuel Church, Lapusna in Moldova.   Moldova, which is not in the EU, is one of the poorest countries in Europe. Many come to Emmanuel Church for help. Their ministry includes feeding the hungry, giving clothes to the poor, supporting single parent families and the disabled...

St John's Young Adults (SJYA) is for any 'young adults' attached in any way to St. John’s. We meet for a monthly social, fun and encouragement for living our lives for Jesus every day. For more information contact the church office.

As well as our normal Sunday activities for little ones, we also run two groups specifically for babies, toddlers and their carers during the week: ‘Tiny Toes’ Parent and Baby Group: We meet at the St. John’s Schoolrooms, which is located a short distance across the green outside St John’s, on Thursday mornings (term time) from 10:00 - 11:15am. This is a really friendly and welcoming group for parents and their babies, aged under 1 year. The group offers...

When? The café takes place every Thursday between 10:00am and 12:00pm. Where? At the back of the St John's church building. What? St John's is a church with hospitality at its heart and a passion for reaching out to the community around it, providing a safe and friendly space for regulars, visitors and passers-by to drop in for a chat and a hot drink (with cake!). Sitting at a table with others is encouraged and all manner of animated conversations...