Fall Fundraiser

Rev. Jill waving from a toy train with the dates of the event on the train

St. John’s Giving Train 2025

Join us on Saturday, November 8 from 5-8 pm as the Giving Train arrives at St. John’s Station! We’ll enjoy live music from the awesome Crooked Rose Band, delectable food from Tone’s Spot Food Truck and an open wine & beer bar. Peruse the stops on the giving train and scan a QR code to donate or do so beforehand below and just enjoy the evening.

Tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Don’t wait – reserve your tickets now!

Please note: This is a Mature-Teens & Adults-ONLY event.

All Aboard!

As in the past few years, church leadership has come up with five “train stops” where our beautiful little church could use extra financial support. Once you find the stops that are right for you, you can give online or by check. All in, with your generous help, we hope to raise $31,700!

Stop 1:  I Choose You – Goal: $6,700
    Here are 3 must-haves on our wish list
    A:  Lift Every Voice and Sing  – Purchasing 50 new LEVAS hymnals ($1,200) 
    B:  Soul Kitchen  – Upgrading our hospitality with new chairs & tables and glassware ($2,000)
    C:  Promised Land – Landscape equipment to maintain a future walking path in our field ($3,500)

Stop 2: You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Goal: $5,000
Providing ten months of Open Table dinners (20 meals) at Chester Eastside

Stop 3: We Are the World – Goal: $4,000
Improvements to our Sunday school rooms and support for our youth group          

Stop 4: Let My Love Open the Door – Goal: $10,000
Installing an electric handicap door opener at the Parish Hall main entrance

Stop 5: Amazing Grace – Goal: $6,000
The Saint John’s fund to support anything that arises as we lovingly steward the land we’ve worshiped on for centuries