Welcome to St John’s United Reformed Church, Orpington
St John’s mission is to be a caring community of God’s people where each person is encouraged to grow in faith and to share with others through worship, service, witness and lifestyle. One of our primary priorities is to serve our local community with particular emphasis on children and their families and young adults.
ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS 2021: A NEW HOPE The close of every year and the coming of Christmas is a time for hope and increasing excitement. But this year our usual hopes for “health, wealth and happiness” are fragile in the face of the ongoing pandemic and the climate crisis.“But how great is God,” wrote St Peter, living through some bleak times of his own, “for he has given us new birth into a living hope…and an inheritance which cannot be destroyed or taken away.” This year our theme for the Christmas season is “A New Hope.” What can we look forward to? What cannot be taken away? Please come and celebrate Christmas with us. Click on the poster for more details of our services
CHRISTMAS THANKSGIVING GIFT DAY Sunday 12th December 
The Gift Day has now been fixed for Sunday 12 December 2021 after church in the Morton Hall from 11.30 to 1.00 pm. Please note this in your diary and come along for some light refreshments… and try out our new card payment system! St John’s has been badly affected financially by Covid 19 with sharply reduced letting income and a fall in the weekly offerings. But the aim is to make the Gift Day a community Christmas thanksgiving social event for members, friends and hall users. For more details click here
Church Re-opening
The Church is now re-open for worship and there is no need to book. However we will continue to keep a register of who attend church for track and trace purposes. We would strongly advise that we continue to wear masks during the service whilst we are indoors so that we may protect those more vulnerable members of our congregation and those who have not been fully vaccinated. And, weather permitting we will be singing our final hymn outdoors each week.
To continue with some social distancing we will only use every other pew in church. If you are unable to attend for whatever reason the service will be live-streamed. To view the service click this link You Tube and select the appropriate service. Previous live streamed services can also be accessed via the same link. If however you wish to access previous church services, these can be found by clicking HERE.
Help, Support and Volunteering
If you need help, support, advice or can volunteer to help the community then we have an information page HERE.
