St. John United Church of Christ

Who We Are

The community at St. John UCC seeks to be
the progressive, engaged, and extravagantly welcoming church that God is calling us to be in Freeport and beyond.

We celebrate different faith traditions, educating ourselves and one another in a variety of spiritual paths with the hope that one day the world will learn peace and harmony not only among people but all creation.

We are a progressive Christian community called to be a A Sacred Place to Inspire Faith and Nurture Compassion.

We are committed to follow Jesus and walk in his footsteps, and to live with open hearts to be guided by the Holy Spirit, so that transformed we can transform the world into God's realm.

The United Church of Christ

We are a local congregation of the UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, a progressive Christian denomination with a history of Biblical scholarship, faithful community action, and social justice and witness.

We share in covenant community with the Prairie Association UCC and the Illinois Conference UCC, and the United Church of Christ, its National Setting and Global Ministries. Click on the images below to learn more about these unique expressions of Christ's gathered church.