The Rev'd Randy Townsend

Parish of St. John's Anglican Church, Halifax

We believe that we, as a community, are called to witness to the presence of God in our lives using the example of Jesus’ selfless love for humanity as the model for our life together.  God the Spirit inspires us to seek and serve all persons loving our neighbours as ourselves.  As such, we see the parish to be a diverse, open, and welcoming community of faith for all who desire to further their relationship with Christ or deepen their spiritual journey.

What should you expect of us?
We strive to fashion our life as a community so to offer:

• literate preaching that invites you to think;
• a church that will walk with you in your questioning rather than tell you the answers it thinks you need to hear;
• a liberal view of scripture; in other words, the acknowledgement that people and traditions shaped the Bible and the truth of scripture is conveyed by knowing both the content and context of the Bible;
• a congregation and church community that cares about you and your family;
• opportunities to be involved in many aspects of parish life including worship, administration, community activities, and outreach;
• a church that invites diversity and does not judge you by what you are or who you love;
• consistent and contemporary liturgy that is grounded in centuries of tradition but open to modern expression and using modern English language texts; liturgy that has a particular focus towards music, and liturgy that through its form and consistent nature allows for personal freedom to enter into deeper communal prayer;
• the heritage of a Christian denomination that extends through centuries of history; and
• Christian education and formation opportunities for all stages of faith journeys for those of early childhood to life-long learners.

Website - http://www.stjohnshalifax.ca/index.html