The clover or leaf-like ornament with four lobes found in the logo is called a Quatrefoil. It is found throughout the architecture of our building. It is most prominent in stone work above the main entrance. You will see it at the top of the Gethsemane window. This shape has sometimes been interpreted to represent the four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

The shadow effect around the Quatrefoil represents diversity and growth, which are a part of our mission.

The four diamond shapes, also a Quatrefoil, represent the four traditions that came together in 1957 to form our denomination, the United Church of Christ. Those traditions are: Christian, Congregational, Evangelical, and Reformed. St. John Church was originally part of the Evangelical tradition. The uneven or jagged edges represent movement, calling us to always move forward with the spiritual, compassionate, nurturing, worshiping, learning, and fellowship focus of our mission.

At the top is our nickname, The Church on the Avenue. We are the only Church on Fairfield Avenue in Bellevue. Many people in the community refer to our Church as such. At the bottom of our logo you will find our formal name, St. John United Church of Christ.

At the center of everything is the cross, which is true of our mission as well. For it is the cross of Christ that is central to our faith community at St. John Church. It is the cross that calls us to share our gifts and resources, and to serve ALL with unconditional love and acceptance.

The logo was developed out of efforts of our Evangelism and Growth Committee and the Church Council. The Church Council approved this logo as our official logo on April 10th, 2000.

The logo calls us to remember our commitment with Jesus Christ and our covenant with St. John Church.