St. Mark's and St. John's
St. Mark's and St. John's is situated in the Beechwood neighborhood of the city of Rochester. In 2012 the people of SMSJ took a risk by building twelve 8'x4' raised garden beds next to the church hoping we would be able to grow some vegetables for the neighborhood. We could have never imagined that leap of faith would have resulted in a cascading number of events that opened our hearts, minds, spirits and hands. Our story is a story of resurrection and hope. We are a traditional church in that we offer some of the same opportunities to connect to God through worship, prayer, and fellowship. We are different from your grandparent's church because we are deeply committed to being transformative agents of change in our neighborhood through service. When we say that all are welcome, we mean it - our Sunday morning services are made up of community members who unapologetically bring our whole selves to Worship.
