Welcome to Historic St. John's Episcopal Church - Broad Creek Founded in 1692, we have been serving our surrounding communities of  Ft. Washington and Oxon Hill, Maryland for over 314 years. You are invited to share this rich tradition and to join us in carrying on a legacy of support to our parish members and service to our neighbors in need. St. John's is a diverse community of believers and seekers. All are welcome to join our parish family. You will enrich our lives with your presence and your talents. At the same time, you will also receive the unique blessings only available to you from a vital and productive gathering of loving and caring Christians. Since we are a small parish, you will find us to be very accessible. You will not be �lost� here. We will get to know each other immediately and you will soon feel that you are a full-fledged member of our family. We have many activities, both in �reaching-out� to the community and in our own rich social life. Thus, we are sure you will find a rewarding experience here in addition to the spiritual blessings of our beautiful worship services. At one of your initial visits to St. John's, don't pass up the opportunity to receive a guided tour of the historic church and grounds. We are proud of our past and the traditions that have been maintained here for over 314 years. Ask any parishioner to steer you to one of our historians. Mission Statement To know Christ and to make him known by growing the St. John's Community through excellent worship, particularly music and preaching, Christian formation, adult, youth, and child; and community action, internal and external. Vision Statement To know Christ and to make him known.  To be a growing and vibrant multiracial Christian Community, living our baptismal promises in an integrated, responsive, and stable life in Christ in the Anglican Tradition. Links of Interest  St. John's - Broad Creek History  The Bible Gateway - An on line Bible courtesy of The Gospel Communications Network (GCN)   The Lectionary Page - A great resource for lay-readers.  Anglican's OnLine!  Diocese of Washington             Episcopal News Service  Stewardship of Historic Resources Special Stewardship Gatherings  are held each year to discuss stewardship of our Historic resources and to provide ideas on additional outreach projects or how to improve on what we are already doing.  Stewardship is more than money--it is taking pride in and responsibility for our Church and providing our time and talents (including our services) to help maintain our historic resources. Members of the Community who would like to participate in stewardship of St. John's Historic Resources may contact the Church Office for more information on stewardship opportunities or to make an offering.  Community support is especially important this year due to the heavy outlay of funds caused by the heavy snow this Winter.   Many thanks to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington for providing a home on the Web for us all!  For questions or comments about this web site put "St. John's Web Page" in the subject line of the e-mail.   Send Comments on the web page to webmaster: JoCreighton@msn.com Church Office: stjohns1692@verizon.net