St. John’s United has been playing an active and expanding role in peninsular Halifax for nearly 100 years, and sees an opportunity to continue to develop their message of SPIRIT.

In a time when family structures are changing and children are committed to many school and extracurricular activities, church attendance is waning. To keep a congregation strong, churches must transform – they must offer continued spiritual guidance, as well as extend out into the community to find new ways to engage the public.

The Official Board (St. John’s administrative arm) recognized that our building was taking a greater proportion of our resources away from our programs. We were also concerned about the “green-ness” and the health of the building.

Our congregation wants to remain together as a group of worshipers and a faith community. We have many fond memories of the current building; however we realize that we must change some aspects of how we function if we are to remain vibrant and alive.