Welcome! I'm Keith Haithcock, Pastor & Teacher of St. John United Church of Christ. St. John Church is located in Bellevue, Kentucky, and has served its history of over 120 years as a congregation of the United Church of Christ.
At St. John Church we believe in the radically inclusive love of God as taught by Jesus, the Christ. This is a place of second chances for people - just like you - to discover their full potential. MORE...
Spirituality is a word that we throw around a lot these days. If I had a nickel for every time someone said to me, I’m not religious I’m spiritual, I’d be a wealthy man, a very wealthy man. What does it really mean to be spiritual? One dictionary definition of spiritual is, “relating to the soul or spirit, usually in contrast to material things.” Most of the people I know who claim to be spiritual and not religious are very attached to their material things. They would never think of giving up the comforts of modern living for the simplicity of water from a rain barrel, recycling of reusable materials, wearing of secondhand clothing, or watching un-cabled TV. Why is this?
Every religious community, monastery, local congregation, Bible study or prayer group provides a structure that spiritual formation and practice can take place consistently. At St. John we seek to create ways to practice our spirituality through prayer, worship, reading and study of scripture, service, building relationships
with one another and giving. The individual who attempts to be spiritual alone is an individual who has missed the very challenge
of community that Jesus calls us to. Is it easier to be spiritual alone than within a community? Not really.
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Barbara Brown Taylor, the best-selling author of Leaving Church, reveals how to see the sacred in our everyday life in her new book, An Altar in the World. Throughout the summer, Student Minister Ken Weidinger, Scholar In Residence Sarah Melcher and Pastor & Teacher Keith Haithcock will preach a summer sermon series based on this book.
