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December 2025
Happy that you have come our way! Membership is ongoing at St. John's UCC! Looking for a church Home? You found us! We have a Children's Ministry during the sermon time each week.
Special note- an donation box in the church narthex area is for local Crown Point family needs during this holiday season. Non perishable food items, hat, gloves and scarfs for kids and adults are needed. Monetary gifts accepted to our church office or Women's Guild. Continue collection thru first week of December.
Pastor's Group and Communion slated for Sunday December 7 !
The annual Women's Guild Christmas Bazaar is after our service on December 7 downstairs. Great food snacks and prizes! Tickets available in the church office at $5 for 6 tickets!
December 6 and 20 are Church Work Days beginning at 8:30 am . All help is welcome.
Our Women's Guild Christmas luncheon is slated for Thursday December 11 at Gelsosomos. Time is 2 PM. There is no cost for this event, but you need to sign up on our bulletin board to attend. All ladies and friends are welcome.
December is the season of Advent! Join us as we light the Advent Candles of Hope, Peace Joy and Love during these special services. We will light the CHRIST Candle during our Christmas Eve service! Our theme this year is "Best Christmas Ever"! Plan to be with us!
Every Sunday after the service we enjoy Fellowship time in our Hall . Come and get to know the amazing folks at our church.
December 24 at 7 pm is our Candlelight service this year! Come for an intimate gathering of worship and reflection concerning our Savior's birth. All are welcome.
Call the church office with any questions at 663-1608.
Looking ahead to January 2026-
Pastor's Group and Communion slated for Sunday January 4th!
January 3 and 17th are Church Work Days beginning at 8:30 am . All help is welcome.
Bible Study begins in the new year on January 14th at 1 pm in the Church library. Come be with us for lively discussions and enlightenment. Bible character study lessons are available from Pastor Wendell.
January 18 is our first 3rd Sunday Singing of the New Year. You get to pick your favorites.
January 18 is also Right to Life Sunday as we will have a special prayer time for the unborn.
SERMONS
We record our sermons weekly. Older sermons are published to our YouTube channel which can be accessed be clicking the YouTube icon at the top of the page. The following button will take you to our selection of sermons available to watch by streaming through YouTube.
Listed below are RECENT video links to our services on Facebook. If you need a link to a recent message, simply contact Pastor Wendell with the date of your service request and he will work on your request.
Left click on the links below for the service video.
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December 2025
Season's Greetings Friends!
What is Advent? . . . While Advent is certainly a time of celebration and anticipation of Christ’s birth, it is so much more! In the shadow of Advent the miracle of Christmas comes alive. God’s promises past, present and future all come into focus. Our great God extended his hand through Jesus to save this sinful world. Jesus Christ- he has come, and he will come again. This is the essence of Advent.
Let me encourage you to be present for worship throughout the Advent season as we “get ready” to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Our 4-week message series is entitled “Best Christmas- Ever!” Our journey begins on November 30tth as we will light the first candle in our Advent Wreath--the Candle of Hope. We will focus on the role that God the Father played introducing His Son Jesus. Jesus is our HOPE!
In subsequent Sundays we will continue our journey to Christmas with timely messages about PEACE, JOY and LOVE concerning our Christian faith! Make your plans now for these special celebration days. I believe that God will honor your faithfulness!
The highlight of St. John’s Advent Season will be our Christmas Eve (Dec 24) Candlelight Communion service beginning at 7:00 p.m. This for many of us is our favorite worship service of the year. Through the reading of the Christmas story from the Bible, the singing of Christmas hymns, the lighting of the Christ Candle – the center candle in our Advent Wreath, the celebration of communion, and the always meaningful Candle lighting tradition, we will put the finishing touches on our “getting ready” for Christmas 2025.
So come and celebrate the season of Advent with your church family. Come and give thanks for the birth of God’s Son. Jesus is the GREATEST GIFT of ALL Trusting Jesus as Savior guarantees you to have “the “Best Christmas-Ever!”
Advent Blessings,
Pastor Wendell
ONLINE TITHE
We have established the flexibility of online giving in a one-time or recurring format. Clicking the easytithe GIVE link below will take you to the St John's UCC "Give Now" page. Select either "one-time" or "Recurring" and enter your donation amount. After entering an amount you will be prompted to enter your payment method either by credit card or check debit ACH. Follow the instructions entering your information as requested and "submit" at the page bottom. You will receive an email receipt acknowledging your gift.
For our "texting" members and friends we have established 10 digit code 2192555077 which will direct you to our "GIVE NOW" page. Simply text the word "Give" in a text message to 2192555077. Select either "one-time" or "Recurring" and enter your donation amount. After entering an amount you will be prompted to enter your payment method either by credit card or check debit ACH. Follow the instructions entering your information as requested and "submit" at the page bottom. You will receive an email receipt acknowledging your gift.
WORK DAY
Each month our work days typically are the first and 3rd Saturday of the month. We meet in the church basement hall beginning at 8:30 am for assignments, fellowship and instructions. Our volunteers do may tasks inside the building and on the outside grounds weather permitting.
Call the church office at 219-663-1608 with any questions.
ABOUT US
St. John's United Church of Christ is located at 1288 S. Indiana Ave in Crown Point, IN. 46307
We are compassionate followers of Jesus Christ doing our best to serve as God leads with the needs of
our members, families and community. Our heart's desire is to see everyone come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! We are good people serving a GREAT GOD!
