About
Who we are
A Missionary Baptist church on South Marsalis Avenue — in the neighbourhood, for the neighbourhood.
Our mission
To reach South Dallas with the Gospel, and to build up the people God sends us.
St. John has stood on South Marsalis for generations. What has kept us here is not the building — it is a congregation that shows up for one another, in the hospital room, at the graveside, at the kitchen table, and at eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.
We are a teaching church. Six classes meet through the week, the notes from every one of them are posted here, and the passages they open are indexed so you can find them again. What is preached on Sunday is meant to be carried into Monday.
What we believe
The ground we stand on
How we live it
R.E.A.C.H.
Five words that shape everything we do, each one anchored in a text.
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Relationship
It is not good for the man to be alone.
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Educating
Study to show yourself approved.
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Accepting
Go and make disciples of all nations.
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Connecting
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.
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Helping
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
Our pastors
Who leads us
Staff will be listed here shortly.
The true mark of a Christian is trying to build up other people. Raise up other leaders.
Charles ColesonLeadership
Raising up the next ones
Make the decision to do what Jesus Christ has asked you to do.
- Elevate
- Our leadership meeting, Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. Open to ministry leaders and to anyone who senses a call to lead.
- R.E.A.C.H. University
- The teaching track behind the men’s and women’s classes, built to take someone from new believer to teacher.
- Serving
- Greeters, transportation, missions and music all need hands. Tell us where you would like to serve and we will connect you.