St. John's Anglican Church - Update 1

St. John's Anglican Church

Since I last visited St. John's Anglican Church, they relocated to 532 S. McDowell (in Petaluma).  They purchased the property some time in June of 2014, transformed the property into a church, and moved in August of that year.

Many in town knew the property as the site of Suzanne's Dance School.  Originally, The Church of Christ of Petaluma built it as their church building.  So it is being returned to being used as a church.

Pastor David Miller reports he is well-pleased with this transition, as well as the congregation.  While they Rented facilities at Lucchessi Community Center, it involved a lot of extra time setting up, and then later, breaking down, the church.  They called this "church in a box."  Owning a facility avoids this.  In addition, they now enjoy being a church in a neighborhood.

While some may say that buying property detracts from the church's mission, David Miller finds just the opposite.  He reports they are spending less on facilities on a monthly basis than when they rented both a meeting facility as well as church offices.

Finally, Pastor David thanks the support of City Ministries through the whole process.  City Ministries is an association of local churches which support each other.