St. John's Episcopal Church in Niantic, CT is a welcoming and inclusive community that invites individuals, families, and friends to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ through worship. As a Eucharist-centered church, St. John's embraces a diverse congregation of people from various backgrounds and faith traditions, including young seniors, parents, children, married, divorced, straight, gay, single, and more. With Anglican Episcopal beliefs, St. John's combines Catholic and Reformed elements in teaching, worship, and governance, offering a middle way between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The church celebrates the traditional 7 Sacraments, with a special emphasis on the Holy Eucharist, which is central to their worship and proclaims the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
As part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, St. John's is a vibrant community within the larger Christian faith, which has over 2.5 billion followers worldwide. Their worship life is guided by the Book of Common Prayer, and the Holy Eucharist or mass is the central form of worship. Episcopal clergy at St. John's are diverse, including both male and female, married and single. The church extends an invitation to all baptized Christians to receive the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood. With a focus on joyfully serving God's mission of reconciliation, St. John's Episcopal Church is committed to fostering a deeper understanding of the Catholic and Apostolic faith through Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.
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