History
Service Times
Sundays
Holy Eucharist: 8:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School/Adult Forum: 9:30 a.m.
Children's Chapel: 10:45 a.m.
Nursery Care: 8:00 am. - 12:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Prayer Service: 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Thursday (In the Chapel)
Holy Eucharist: 12:10 p.m.
Sundays
Holy Eucharist: 8:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School/Adult Forum: 9:30 a.m.
Children's Chapel: 10:45 a.m.
Nursery Care: 8:00 am. - 12:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Prayer Service: 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Thursday (In the Chapel)
Holy Eucharist: 12:10 p.m.
St. John’s has been serving the spiritual needs of the local
Episcopal community for more than a century. Beginning as
Hall on Sacramento Street, Lodi. Unfortunately, this endeavor
met with small success and the mission disbanded in a few
months.
In 1906, St. John’s Mission was established and plans set to
build a new church. The building, completed in 1910 and
located on the corner of W. Locust and N. Lee streets, was
built of exterior redwood shingles and interior redwood
paneling on the walls and vaulted ceiling.
In the early 1920's, the guild hall was built and our Sunday
school rooms were designed, and the Episcopal women’s
groups were extremely busy giving suppers, teas, card
parties, men’s club luncheons, bazaars, quilt sales, and
monthly food sales. In 1928, these ladies began fund drives
to purchase the stained glass window over the altar; by
Easter Sunday, 1933, the window was complete.
In 1945, St. John’s Hut was formed. This “rummage sale”
store was very popular in Lodi, and proceeds contributed to
the purchase of church furniture, a home for the priest, and
maintenance of church property. A most reliable outreach
program, The Hut served the public for 50 years, and created
fellowship and a means for continuous upgrading of church
facilities.
As our congregation grew, there was no more room for
expansion on W. Locust Street, and so with community
approval, the congregation’s efforts, and the guidance of Fr.
Rick Matters and others, a plan was developed to purchase
property on South Lower Sacramento Road, build a new,
larger church, and move the much-loved little redwood church
from its old location. In 2002, the new sanctuary was
completed, and now St. John’s is on the edge of town with
room for expansion.
The design of the new building incorporates contemporary
interpretations of Gothic architectural elements such as
buttresses, high-pitched roofs, and arches. Large windows
and horizontal sunshades complete the 450-seat sanctuary.
Adding to the interior beauty are six beautiful rood screens
designed and woven by Andrea Matters. The wood for the
interior redwood-sheathed steel beams came from the
hundred year-old redwood tree which sheltered the little
church on Locust Street for many years. The alms basins
were turned out of this very wood as well.
The old redwood church, moved to its new site, now stands
proudly on a little hill behind the new church. A cornerstone of
St. John’s faith and courage, it is now called, “The Chapel,”
and morning and evening prayer are celebrated there on
weekdays, as well as a midweek noon service. It is also
available for small weddings and funerals.
Rectors at St. John's
1900: The Rev. D O Kelley
1910: The Rev. W H Hawken
1913: The Rev. WL Greenwood – first resident vicar
1916: The Rev. Verleger
1918: The Rev. GDB Stewart
1924: The Rev. David Gillimor
1929: The Rev. EA Shapland
1945: The Rev. Norman Young
1948: The Rev. John T Raymond
1964: The Rev. Stuart Anderson
1970: The Rev. Ray Knapp
1989: The Rev. Frederick Dougherty
1989: The Rev. Norman Abrams
1993: The Rev. Richard Matters
2009: The Rev. Harold Clinehens, Jr.
Episcopal community for more than a century. Beginning as
Hall on Sacramento Street, Lodi. Unfortunately, this endeavor
met with small success and the mission disbanded in a few
months.
In 1906, St. John’s Mission was established and plans set to
build a new church. The building, completed in 1910 and
located on the corner of W. Locust and N. Lee streets, was
built of exterior redwood shingles and interior redwood
paneling on the walls and vaulted ceiling.
In the early 1920's, the guild hall was built and our Sunday
school rooms were designed, and the Episcopal women’s
groups were extremely busy giving suppers, teas, card
parties, men’s club luncheons, bazaars, quilt sales, and
monthly food sales. In 1928, these ladies began fund drives
to purchase the stained glass window over the altar; by
Easter Sunday, 1933, the window was complete.
In 1945, St. John’s Hut was formed. This “rummage sale”
store was very popular in Lodi, and proceeds contributed to
the purchase of church furniture, a home for the priest, and
maintenance of church property. A most reliable outreach
program, The Hut served the public for 50 years, and created
fellowship and a means for continuous upgrading of church
facilities.
As our congregation grew, there was no more room for
expansion on W. Locust Street, and so with community
approval, the congregation’s efforts, and the guidance of Fr.
Rick Matters and others, a plan was developed to purchase
property on South Lower Sacramento Road, build a new,
larger church, and move the much-loved little redwood church
from its old location. In 2002, the new sanctuary was
completed, and now St. John’s is on the edge of town with
room for expansion.
The design of the new building incorporates contemporary
interpretations of Gothic architectural elements such as
buttresses, high-pitched roofs, and arches. Large windows
and horizontal sunshades complete the 450-seat sanctuary.
Adding to the interior beauty are six beautiful rood screens
designed and woven by Andrea Matters. The wood for the
interior redwood-sheathed steel beams came from the
hundred year-old redwood tree which sheltered the little
church on Locust Street for many years. The alms basins
were turned out of this very wood as well.
The old redwood church, moved to its new site, now stands
proudly on a little hill behind the new church. A cornerstone of
St. John’s faith and courage, it is now called, “The Chapel,”
and morning and evening prayer are celebrated there on
weekdays, as well as a midweek noon service. It is also
available for small weddings and funerals.
Rectors at St. John's
1900: The Rev. D O Kelley
1910: The Rev. W H Hawken
1913: The Rev. WL Greenwood – first resident vicar
1916: The Rev. Verleger
1918: The Rev. GDB Stewart
1924: The Rev. David Gillimor
1929: The Rev. EA Shapland
1945: The Rev. Norman Young
1948: The Rev. John T Raymond
1964: The Rev. Stuart Anderson
1970: The Rev. Ray Knapp
1989: The Rev. Frederick Dougherty
1989: The Rev. Norman Abrams
1993: The Rev. Richard Matters
2009: The Rev. Harold Clinehens, Jr.
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