Missions

St. John's is supportive of local, national, and international missions. The mission outreach team's goal is to determine the needs of local and worldwide missions and then to assist them. Current projects include collecting school supplies for children in the First UCC Church of Joliet who are not able to afford them, and sending 1000 bibles to the churches in Africa. Throughout the year, missions support many local and worldwide missions including Relay for Life fight against cancer, Fish, Groundworks, Lambsfold, Morningstar Mission, Lifelink, and many others. A detailed list of our mission activities is provided below.

Cancer Support Center
SOS Villages
Morning Star Mission
Fish
Lifelink
Crisis Line
Trinity Services
Daybreak/Shepherd's Table

Groundwork
Lamb's Fold
Cornerstone
First UCC of Joliet
Habitat for Humanity
Emmaus Home
Disaster Relief
Samaritan's Purse / Operation Christmas Child

For details about the missions St. John's supports, please click here.

In our local community, we host a blood drive in September and are sponsors and participants of the Lincoln-Way Relay for Life in June. Nationally, we have mission trips planned to Emmaus and Back Bay, and we send funds for disaster relief. Internationally, we are collecting for Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan's Purse and we collect supplies and send monies for disaster relief.

For questions or ideas on Missions, please contact Juanita Cooper or Carol Beebe through the church office at (708) 479-5123 or stjohnsmokena@att.net.