Greetings from Roanoke's Downtown Episcopal Church

St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Roanoke is a welcoming Christian family.  Members of the parish come from all parts of town and many different backgrounds.  We seek to proclaim God's love in Jesus Christ our Lord and to witness to His presence in our world through worship, study, community outreach, and fellowship.

We extend a warm welcome to any and all who want to experience Christ in a more rewarding way as we seek to "know Him more clearly, to love Him more dearly, and to follow Him more nearly."

We encourage you to find out more about St. John's Episcopal Church by completing our response form or by calling our parish office at 540-343-9341.

We hope you will join us in our exciting life together.

St. John's - Past and Present

Founders of St. John's over 150 years ago could hardly have forseen the changes that would result in our thriving downtown parish.  In 1992 we celebrated the centennial of our current church building, listed as a national landmark.  Little could those 217 communicants in 1892 have imagined that St. John's would become the largest parish in the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia with nearly 1600 baptized members.  Little could they have imagined that St. John's would be situated at the busiest intersection in Roanoke.

Yet those same founders were visionaries, and St. John's also continues to look ahead to the needs of the future.   As St. John's continues to grow, so do the needs for the enlarged facilities that extend a warm welcome to all who pass by.  In May of 1998, we expanded our Parish house to support our after-school Community Youth Program and to provide opportunities for members of the community who are in need.  This is an exciting time as God leads us into our second century at the corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue.  We hope you will join us as we move forward.

Location of St. John's Episcopal Church

St. John's Episcopal Church is located at the corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue in Downtown Roanoke, VA, one block west of Rt. 581.

The Church entrance is on Elm Avenue.

The Office entrance is in our new multipurpose addition around the corner on Mountain Avenue.

Parking

All day Sunday and on weekday evenings, parking is available as follows: (shown as A on map)

• Four parking lots on the north side of Mountain Avenue
• One lot off Jefferson Street (directly across the street from Community Hospital)
• Two "Allright Parking" lots on the north side of Elm Avenue
• One lot on the south side of Elm Avenue (behind the Parish House)
• One gravel lot and one "Allright Parking" lot on the west side of First Street
• One gravel lot on the corner of First Street and Mountain Avenue (next to the Light House)
• Street parking on First Street, Mountain Avenue, and part of Elm Avenue
• Handicap parking is available in the lower parking.  Enter on Jefferson Street.  There is also handicap parking available in the parking lot off of Elm Avenue and on Elm Avenue in front of the Entrance to the Sanctuary.

Weekday Parking

During weekdays (except Sunday), "Allright Parking" lots at Elm and First Street are not available for free parking.  Street parking is available on weekdays during the day, but there is a one hour limit on Elm and Mountain Avenues and a two hour limit on First Street.

Entering St. John's

For weekday and Saturday parish business and for day and evening meetings and classes, please enter the Parish House through the Mountain Avenue tower.  All other doors are usually locked.  You will be entering on the 4th floor.  

For worship services in the church and special events, please enter through the two sets of doors on Elm Avenue, the door from the garden to the Narthex, the Garden tower door, or the double glass doors from the Elm Avenue parking lot.

Once inside the building, the Parish House has four floors.

First Floor:  Nurseries for infants, toddlers, and 3-4 year olds, classrooms for 2-3 year olds and 4 year olds, resource room, and kitchenette

Second Floor:  Dining Room, Gathering Area, kitchen, adult classrooms, choir room, vesting room for choirs and servers, and clergy vesting room

Third Floor:  Classrooms for kindergarten through grade 5, a large multi-purpose Activity Room, and a resource room.

Fourth Floor:  Classrooms for grades 6 through 12, resource room, history room, large conference room, library, and the office complex containing a waiting room, copy room, reception area, and offices for staff members.

Response Form Please let us know more about you so that we can welcome you to our parish community. To request more information or to receive our weekly Record, please complete the information below.
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