About us
Ministry at St Johns. Since moving to Langlee the ethos of the church has been founded on a strong evangelical bible based tradition. There is a desire for high quality Bible teaching so that members can continue to grow and work together in Christ under the direction of a strong and committed leadership.
Sunday Worship is at 10.15am, with a Sunday Club for primary children followed by fellowship over tea/coffee. Evening Worship is at 6.30pm. In worship a wide range of traditional and modern hymns and worship songs are used.
Prayer is actively promoted and a weekly prayer meeting takes place every Tuesday and on a Sunday morning a prayer ministry is available for those seeking prayer.
The church supports Boys and Girls Brigade companies and a weekly Rock Solid outreach programme for P6 to S2 children. The church has a long history of running Bible based Holiday Clubs during school holidays and on occasions have been run in conjunction with Scripture Union Scotland. Leaders are highly trained and come from the church's own membership as well as from supportive churches within the local area and elsewhere.
The "Third Monday" is a group that meets from September to May. This is an open meeting and provides fellowship for the over fifties and fulfils a need within the congregation and community.
Mission at St John's
During Presbystery visitations comment has been passed that St John's is regarded as a missionary church. There is a heart of compassion for the people living in the community and to reach them with the gospel so fulfilling Christ's great commission. In addition to this local focus the church has a wide ranging interest in mission at home and abroad. This ranges from interest in the Presbytery mission partners to supporting Interserve, Tear Fund, Christian Aid, Edinburgh City Mission, OMF, MAF, Gideons International, Scripture Union and others (see links page for more info) Some of the church's students have worked with missions in Pakistan, Nepal, South Africa and New Zealand.
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History
This is the fifth building that we have used since the formation of the congregation in 1843. For those who like history...
In 1843 many churches disagreed with the growing power of the state over the affairs of the church.
Subsequently many congregations walked out of the established Church of Scotland to form the Free Church. We met initially in the upper room of the Salmon Inn before a new church was built somewhere behind where the Pavilion Cinema is now. The next building was in St John Street from which the church took its name. Then in the early seventies the present building became the new home of the congregation. It has a seating capacity of 400 with ample room for any who want to come, even if all 300 members came at once!