St John's Presbyterian Church in Houston

St John's Presbyterian Church in Houston St. John's Presbyterian Church Houston: A diverse, mission-focused community where real people share authentic faith. Worship Sundays 11AM, 5020 W Bellfort Ave.

Bible study, service projects & genuine fellowship since 1956. All are welcome!"

05/31/2026

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Easter Sunday is tomorrow.If you're still figuring out where to worship this Sunday, I wrote something for you. It's hon...
04/04/2026

Easter Sunday is tomorrow.

If you're still figuring out where to worship this Sunday, I wrote something for you. It's honest about what we do at St. John's and what we don't do. No fog machines. No light show. Just a congregation that actually believes the tomb is empty and gathers every week to say so out loud.

The article walks through what Easter morning looks like at St. John's, from the first hymn to the coffee hour after. It also has all the practical details: time, address, parking, what to wear, what to bring (nothing). Whether you're coming back to church after a long time away or just curious what a Presbyterian Easter looks like, I think you'll find it useful.

Link to the article is in the comments.

Christ is risen. Come and see.

Peace,
Jon B.

I grew up in Morton, Mississippi, in a Baptist church that took its faith seriously. Good people. Real faith. I am grate...
04/03/2026

I grew up in Morton, Mississippi, in a Baptist church that took its faith seriously. Good people. Real faith. I am grateful for every bit of it.

But we did not celebrate Holy Week.

Christmas Sunday and Easter Sunday, yes. Those were on the calendar. Everything else, though? Well, the prevailing attitude in that tradition was that liturgical seasons were, to put it bluntly, popish fluff. Leftovers from Rome that serious Protestants had rightly left behind. Ash Wednesday? For Catholics. Palm Sunday? A little theatrical, don’t you think? Good Friday? We know Jesus rose, so why dwell on the cross?

And the Lord’s Supper. Once a year. One time. A single occasion in twelve months to receive bread and cup.

I did not know to question any of this. It was just how church worked.

Somewhere in my early-twenties, I started attending a Presbyterian congregation because they gave me a choir scholarship. I did not go there looking for liturgy. I was not on some quest for ancient spiritual practices. I just showed up, and what I found was a church that moved through time differently than I was used to.

They had a printed bulletin, which I recognized. But the bulletin referenced something called the Season of Advent. Then Epiphany. Then came Lent, stretching across weeks, with a particular texture to the worship that I could not quite name at first. Then Holy Week arrived, and it was like watching a story I had always known get told out loud for the first time.

Palm Sunday. Maundy Thursday. Good Friday. Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday.

Five days. One story. The whole arc of what happened in Jerusalem before the resurrection, spread across an entire week so you could actually feel the movement of it.

I remember sitting in a Good Friday service that first year and being genuinely unsettled. The lights dimmed. The sanctuary grew quiet. A single candle was extinguished. The service ended without a benediction, because the story was not over yet. You just walked out into the dark and waited.

I had never done that before. Never waited for Easter. I had always just arrived at Easter fully informed, knowing how it ended, skipping the grief and the silence and the not-knowing.

That Good Friday service cracked something open in me that has not closed since.

(Read the full reflection at the link in the comments below.)

This was an amazing event. There were so many young families in our campus. Our gratitude to One Hope Preschool for pull...
03/29/2026

This was an amazing event. There were so many young families in our campus. Our gratitude to One Hope Preschool for pulling this off. Truly impressive.

If you're looking for the bunny, we found him at the One Hope Preschool Easter party.
03/28/2026

If you're looking for the bunny, we found him at the One Hope Preschool Easter party.

Holy Week is almost here, and we'd love to have you with us.We start on Palm Sunday, March 29 at 11 AM. Come wave a palm...
03/25/2026

Holy Week is almost here, and we'd love to have you with us.

We start on Palm Sunday, March 29 at 11 AM. Come wave a palm branch with our children leading the way. It's actually more moving than it sounds.

Then Maundy Thursday, April 2 at 7 PM. This one is quieter, more intimate. We remember the last meal Jesus shared with his friends, and we share communion together. If you've never been to a Maundy Thursday service, I'd encourage you to try it at least once.

And Easter Sunday, April 5 at 11 AM. The whole thing. The whole reason we do any of this. You are welcome here.

St. John's Presbyterian Church is at 5020 West Bellfort in Houston. More details at stjohnspresby.org or call us at (713) 723-6262.

Peace of Christ be with you,
Pastor Jon Burnham
St. John's Presbyterian Church

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5020 W Bellfort Avenue
Houston, TX
77035

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Monday 9am - 12pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm

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+17137236262

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