Revealing god’s grace
through worship, pastoral care, education
and community services
St. John the Divine is an Episcopal Church in Costa Mesa, California.
Our church takes its name from John the Divine (aka John the Revelator) – the recipient and author of the Biblical book commonly known as “Revelation”. John’s revelation of Jesus Christ shows a world being transformed by God so that it becomes one with His Kingdom.
We pray to be a church that can help this world become one with God through Jesus Christ.
We worship and pray alongside 2 million other Episcopalians in America, and over 85 million Anglican Christians worldwide.
This means that whomever you are and whatever you believe or don't believe, you are always welcome.
This also means that we consider all sorts of people our sisters and brothers - not just those who go to our Church or who worship, pray or believe exactly the way we do.
This also means that we see ourselves in many ways as both Catholic and Protestant, and if you're not sure where you fit on that spectrum, you'd still fit in fine with us.
This also means that we try to focus less on our differences and more on what we have in common in belief and faith in Jesus Christ.
Most of all it means that we believe we are all loved by God in Jesus Christ. All of us. And we come together on a regular basis, soak up that Love, and figure out how to spread God's Love and Grace in our community and to the world in which we live.
Together we seek to know Christ and make Christ known. We seek to be rooted and grounded in the Love and Grace of God that is in Christ Jesus, to preach that same love and grace with our feet and hands as much as with our mouths, to live Christ based lives, and to engage with each other and our neighbors, with love in our hearts, words and actions.
We strive to remember and lean into the depth, width and the breadth of the Love that God has for us. His Love is the heart of the community, the center of the Church, and the message of the Cross. Love for our God, Love for ourselves and Love for our neighbor will pour out of us when we tap into the love that He has for us.