ChurcH News

On January 1, 2025, St. John’s Church established the Addilyn Austin Memorial Education Fund. Today, August 4, 2025, the church donated $5,000 from the fund to support educational interests. The recipients of the funds are Mrs. Brittany Smith ($2,500) and River Mill Academy ($2,500) located in Graham, NC.

Thank you to everyone that helped make this possible. The fund remains open for donations, and we look forward to selecting our next recipients. We will begin accepting nominations from schools in Pittsylvania County in the Spring of 2026.  

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St. John’s Church:

Average Sunday attendance 8 people.

The Addilyn Austin Memorial Education Fund was started and received its first donation in late December 2024. 

26 unique donations have been received to date. 

Four months after the first donation, the fund has nearly $11,000 and growing. 

Faith lived! Thanks to God and to you for your support.   

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In our continuing effort to live the Gospel, St. John’s Church delivered 6 meals to shut-ins and those battling health issues. Compostable storage containers were used to pack each meal that included a boneless carver ham, 32-ounce containers of green beans, baked beans, mac-n-cheese, and potato salad, dinner rolls, and various cookies and cakes for a little something sweet. In addition, a daily devotional was given to each family. Our message to those that we visited: we love you and are continuing to pray that you experience increased strength, peace, and well-being. 

For the past few years, our worship leader, Jason, has been involved with Impact Missions Camp. This yearly camp is sponsored by the Baptist General Association of Virginia. For more information, you can follow this link:  Impact Missions - Strives to connect individuals and churches in Virginia. The purpose of the camp is to offer kids from across Virginia an opportunity to help people maintain adequate living conditions in their homes. 

Last year, for example, a new access ramp and porch area was built for a person that experienced a sudden, life-changing health crisis that required the use of a mobility chair. The necessity of the mobility chair made access to the home extremely difficult. The homeowner did not have the resources to pay a contractor thousands of dollars to install a ramp. With the help of Impact Missions Camp, a ramp was built at no cost to the owner and there is now more freedom and less worry about getting in and out of the home. Camp participants helped improve a person's life through hard work, generosity, and living the Gospel of Jesus.   

Jason serves as the Danville/Pittsylvania County area construction coordinator.  He identifies, plans, and then ensures the completion of each project. If you know of a person or family in the area experiencing difficulty maintaining a home due to illness or other matters, please email Jason at stjohns@becometruthstrong.com. 

We are happy to announce that you can now connect with us through the Nextdoor social media platform. Search for St. John's Church and add us as a neighbor!

We are pleased to announce the official launch of the fund created to remember the life of Addilyn Austin. For more information and to donate to the fund, please click the following link:  Education Fund.