Member | St John's AME Church

Thank You

Thank you to the loyal members of St John AME Church. You are what makes this church a family and a second home.

If you are a member and need to update your information, please fill out the form below and select Update Member Information from the drop down. If you are looking for more information for members please read below!

Members Information

Meetings

Please see the calendar that you recive

via email or in the regular mail. If you have not received the calendar please fill out the form below and select the drop down calendar.

There are important meetings for members of St John only to discuss official church business. It is important for you to be apart of this process.

Opportunities

There are many ways to give back here at St John. As a member you can volunteer for many events that we have coming up as well as taking a look at our ministries to find one that fits you.

Please fill out the form below and select opportunity from the drop down if you are interested in volunteering or joining a ministry.

In-Person Service

Now that covid-19 restrictions have relaxed some. We are able to have worship service together again YAYY. However, we are encouraging our regular members to attend and sit 6 feet apart where stickers are located on the pew. We also require that you wear your mask when attending St John in person.

Tithing

What Is Tithing?

A tithe is a portion (10%) of your income given as an offering to your local church. (Fun fact: The word tithe literally means tenth in Hebrew.)

Proverbs 3:9 (NIV) says, “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.”

What’s the Difference Between Tithes and Offerings?

Tithes and offerings are grouped together a lot, but they’re definitely not the same thing. A tithe is a specific amount (10% of your income) that you give first, and an offering is anything extra that you give beyond that.

After you’ve tithed and paid all your bills and expenses for the month, you can use any extra money in your budget to give even more! This can look like giving a cash offering to your church above and beyond your normal tithe, giving money to a charity you support, giving to a friend in need, or giving your time and skills by volunteering.

Why Should I Tithe?

The Bible tells us that tithing is a way to show that we trust God with our lives and our finances. Ready for a truth bomb? Tithing isn’t for God’s benefit. He doesn’t need our money. Instead, tithing is meant for our benefit because sacrificing a portion of our income reminds us to rely on God to meet our needs. Plus it makes us more aware of the needs of others too.

In fact, supporting the needs of pastors and the work of the local church is one of the main purposes of tithing. Tithing helps your local church actively be the church by helping others.

Giving encourages a grateful and generous spirit and can help steer us away from being greedy or loving money too much. Plus, being outrageously generous is a blast!

While tithing 10% of your income is biblical, that doesn’t mean you have to be a Christian to tithe. It also doesn’t mean you’re a bad Christian if you don’t tithe. And guess what? God loves us when we give and when we don’t give.

Tithe

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