Church Announcements

Attention All St. John Members & Friends

To order a St. John MBC 100th Anniversary T-shirt, please contact Bro. Larry Walton.

“Study to show thyself approved unto GOD, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” -2 Timothy 2:15

Click here to view January 2025 Sunday School Lessons. 

Click image to view January 2025 Sunday School Lessons.

Please make plans for you and your family to attend Sunday School!

We have returned to our individual Sunday School classes for all ages. Come and bring another St. John member, friend, neighbor, or relative.

The safety of our members and visitors is a top priority, so we provide masks and encourage social distancing where deemed appropriate, along with the use of hand sanitizer.

We look forward to seeing you!

Christian Study Material Available

Large-print Daily Bread devotional books for January – December 2025 are available in the St. John MBC Choir Room.

Remember to be fed by The Word of GOD!

Click image to view Sunday School Teaching Schedule for December 2024.
  • St. John MBC Weekly Teachers’ Meeting is held via Zoom every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.  All teachers are required to attend. Dial-in # 312.626.6799.

  • For the full Schedule of Sunday School Teachers and Alternates for January 2025, click here. (Call-in information is available at this link also.)

  • The teacher or alternate teacher who teaches on Tuesday evening will also teach the Lesson on Sunday morning.

Christian Nurture Lessons

Join us for Christian Nurture!

Click here or the image above to view lessons for January 2025.  

Sunday Morning Worship Schedule

Christian Nurture — 7:50 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.

Sunday School — 8:40 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.

Morning Worship — 9:30 a.m.

  • The Hymn of the Month for January 2025 is “I Am on the Battlefield for My LORD.” To view lyrics, click here or see page #494 in The New Progressive Baptist Hymnal.

  • Effective January 2025, the time for St. John’s Virtual Bible Study on Tuesdays and Thursdays has been changed to 8 a.m. 

  • The Lord’s Supper is observed on first Sundays of each month.

  • We celebrate all St. John members born during the month of January. Congratulations on another year! Click here for a complete list of JANUARY BIRTHDAYS. 

  • Continue to pray for our members who have lost loved ones. Click here to view Homegoing Arrangements for St. John members, family and friends.

  • Sunday Morning Worship Service begins at 9:30 a.m., streamed lived from the Church’s Facebook page.

  • Virtual Bible Study ScheduleVirtual Bible Classes on Tuesdays and Sunday School Lessons on Thursdays are taught at 8:30 a.m. on Facebook Live.

  • During our online Church services, it is our prayer that everyone will receive a Word from The LORD without distractions. Please review our Virtual Church Etiquette Policy. Thank you and may GOD bless!

  • If you are interested in serving on a committee to secure grants for St. John MBC, please contact the Church Office at 901-745-5287 or email at [email protected].

  • Any St. John MBC youth who are interested in joining the Youth Usher Board, please contact Sis. Annie Luellen or call the Church Office at 901-745-5287.392

St. John MBC Health Ministry

The St. John MBC Health Ministry encourages everyone to get your yearly exams.

Health Moments are offered in classroom #1 on 3rd Sundays. These are 15-minute presentations on a variety of health-related topics to increase awareness among our St. John members, visitors, and friends.

Blood pressure checks are taken every 4th Sunday in Sunday School Classroom #1.

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

-3 John 2.

Attention All Baby Boomers!

Baby Boomers, who were born in 1960, please remember to sign up for your Medicare three (3) months before your 65th birthday.

Congratulations, St. John MBC Graduates!

Click image above for a list of St. John graduates.

Celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of our youth!

Congratulations to our 2024 Walter V. Person Scholarship Recipient!

CAITLYN LOUISE WILSON

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Click image to learn more about Caitlyn.

Ways to Give @ St. John MBC

Giving and Tithing Background

 St. John members, visitors and friends have three (3) giving options for tithes and monetary gifts:       

1) In-person: Bring your gifts to the Church Office on Tuesdays at 11 a.m.     

    1656 Pendleton Street
    Memphis, TN
    38114-0323

2) Online: Easily access and give through the Church’s Givelify account.     
Simply click here to get started.
 

3) By Mail: Mail your gifts to the St. John post office box at the address below:     

     P. O. Box 140323
     Memphis, TN
     38114

Upcoming Calendar Events

January 2025

Youth Fellowship
January 4, 2025
Noon – 2 p.m.
Greater Open Door Baptist Church
1537 Florida Street
Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Baptist Congress of Christian Education Monthly Meeting
January 19, 2025
3 p.m.
Metropolitan Baptist Church
767 Walker Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee

 67th Annual International Tea
January 19, 2025
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
LeMoyne-Owen College
Alma C. Hanson Student Center
867 Walker Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee

 

Tennessee Progressive Baptist Council Women’s Auxiliary Meeting
January 21, 2025
11 a.m.
Beulah Baptist Church
2407 Douglass Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee

PNBC Mid-winter Board Meeting
January 21 – 23, 2025
Savannah, Georgia

Union Progressive Association Meeting
January 28, 2025
11 a.m.
Summerfield Baptist Church
1383 Boxwood Street
Memphis, Tennessee

Season of Giving 2024

St. John MBC Men Committed to Service

Christmas came a little early at the Memphis Union Mission!

This week, several St. John Missionary Baptist Church men went to help serve food and offer support during this Christmas holiday.

May GOD bless you, as you bless others!

St. John Youth Fall Festival 2024

St. John MBC in the Community

Cherokee Elementary School - St John 1
Cherokee Elementary School - St John 2

St. John MBC Member Highlights

Congratulations!


Kayla Mottley
was admitted to the Criminology program at Howard University for the fall 2025 semester and received a $11,000 scholarship. 

Kayla is the daughter of Cornelius Mottley, the granddaughter of Sharon Jones, and the great-granddaughter of Lula Frances Jeffries. Kayla was baptized at St. John in August 2024.

 

Skylar Louis-Isaac Harris graduated from ATP Flight School in Arlington, Texas with several certifications and licenses: Private Single-engine, Private Multi-engine, Instrument Airplane, Commercial Multi-engine, Commercial Single-engine licenses, Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor instrument, and Multi-engine Instructor.

Skylar is the son of Shelia Whitlock Brown, stepson of John Brown, grandson of Velma Whitlock, and nephew of Annie Luellen and Honesteen Buggs.

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St. John’s own Sis. Jacques Causey was recently featured in Memphis Voyager magazine, highlighting her successes as an entrepreneur and business woman.

The article is entitled “The Most Inspiring Stories in Memphis.”

Click here to read it.

Congratulations, Jacques! We are so proud of you.

Raya attends Overton High School. She is a member of the Overton Wind Ensemble, where she plays the flute and piccolo.

Raya is also a member of the school jazz band, and she plays the tenor saxophone.

Raya recently had the honor of playing with the (WTSOBA )West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association.

Raya’s participation won her a plaque for first chair with the Blue band playing her piccolo.

Congratulations, Raya!

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Congratulations to one of St. John’s newest converts, Meagan Wheeler, who placed 1st Place in the 2023 Frayser Community PTSA Essay / Poem Contest. The contest theme was “How Can I Become a More Responsible Citizen?”Meagan’s brother Ericson also participated in the contest.

St. John MBC Community Job Board

Are you searching for a new job or hoping to expand your career?Check out St. John’s Community Job Board. Or, if your company is hiring, email job information to [email protected] for inclusion on the page.

Click here to see what opportunities are currently available.

St. John MBC Pianist Job Opening

The St. John Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1656 Pendleton Street in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking an Experienced Pianist.

Applicants should be proficient in teaching voice parts and able to work well with diverse age groups.

An interview and audition will be required.

All interested parties should contact the Church Office at 901-745-5287 for further information.

Dr. James E. Delaney, Pastor