Annual Church Member Registration Coming Soon!
Church Member Registration at St. John Missionary Baptist Church will begin Sunday, December 7, 2025, and will continue through Sunday, December 28, 2025.
All active members are asked to please fill out a registration form.
The registration table will be located outside of Sunday School Classroom #1.
“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 December 2025 Sunday School Lessons.
Please make plans for you and your family to attend Sunday School!
We offer 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
Our Daily Bread (Large Print Edition) for October – December 2025 are available in the Choir Room.
Small print “Our Daily Bread” devotional books (December 2025 – February 2026) are available in the Choir Room.
Remember to be fed by The Word of GOD!
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 December 2025 – February 2026, 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 December 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 Hymns of the Month for December 2025 are listed below.
Click here to view lyrics to the Morning Hymns
1st Sunday – “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” (The New Progressive Baptist Hymnal, #58)
2nd Sunday – “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (The New Progressive Baptist Hymnal, #59)
3rd Sunday – “Go, Tell It on the Mountain” (The New Progressive Baptist Hymnal, #66)
4th Sunday – “Joy to the World” (The New Progressive Baptist Hymnal, #61)
Virtual Bible Study Schedule: Virtual Bible Classes are held on Tuesdays, and Sunday School Lessons are on Thursdays at 8 a.m. on Facebook Live..
The Lord’s Supper is observed on first Sundays of each month.
We celebrate all St. John members born during the month of December. Congratulations on another year! Click here for a complete list of DECEMBER 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.
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 stjohnpendleton@bellsouth.net.
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 Church Van for Sale
St. John Missionary Baptist Church is selling the van pictured above.
Click here for more information.
Christian Education Classes
Want to learn more about the Word of GOD?
Take advantage of these Christian Education Classes!
Needing Your Support
After recent job loss and a car accident, Myria and Clay have reached out to the St. John MBC family for prayers and financial support.
Click here to support through their GoFundMe page.
St. John Member Spotlight
St. John MBC member, Sis. Annie Prewitt’s newly published book entitled “My Holy Spirit Experiences,” is now available from AuthorHouse.com and Amazon.com.
May it be a blessing to all who read. A few copies of the cover of her book are in the St. John MBC Choir Room.
Congratulations, Sis. Prewitt, on this remarkable success!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to St. John’s own Nehemiah Taylor on his acceptance into the engineering program at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
Nehemiah was accepted into Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia as well.
He is also a Class of 2026 Coca-Cola Scholarship Award recipient.
Nehemiah is the son of Sis. Tamara Davis-Taylor and Bro. Don Taylor, and he is the grandson of Sis. Beverly Davis. His family and the entire St. John MBC family are very proud of him.
May GOD continue to richly bless you!
St. John MBC Health Ministry
The St. John MBC Health Ministry encourages everyone to get your yearly exams.
Health Topics will be presented on the 4th Sunday of every other month. (These are 15-minute presentations on a variety of health topics to increase awareness among our St. John members, visitors, and friends.)
Free Blood Pressure Checks are available on the 3rd Sunday of each month in Sunday School Classroom #1.
For information on any health-related topic, contact the St. John MBC Health Ministry.
“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.
Ways to Give @ St. John MBC
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
DECEMBER 2025
Annual St. John MBC Church Member Registration
Sunday, December 7 – Sunday, December 28, 2025
1656 Pendleton Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38114
(Registration Table outside of Sunday School Classroom #1)
Tennessee Progressive Baptist Convention (Honoring President Wade Bryant)
Saturday, December 20, 2025
11 a.m.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
1656 Pendleton Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38114
Memphis Baptist Congress of Christian Education
Sunday, December 21, 2025
3 p.m.
Greater White Stone Baptist Church
917 South Wellington Street
Memphis, Tennessee.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Serving GOD Through Serving Others
St. John MBC Men Visit Memphis Union Mission
St. John MBC in the Community
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 stjohnpendleton@bellsouth.net 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
