St. John's United Church of Christ of Port
Huron was incorporated as an ecclesiastical
non-profit corporation in accordance with the
bylaws of the State of Michigan on July 19,
1954 under the name of St. John's
Evangelical and Reformed Church of Port
Huron. On September 18, 1964 the name of
the church was changed and a certificate of
amendment to the article of incorporation
was filed with
the Michigan Corporations and Securities
Commission setting forth the new name to be
set out in Article I of the constitution.
St. John's United Church of Christ of Port
Huron is a member of the Eastern Michigan
Association of the Michigan Conference of
the United Church of Christ.
Huron was incorporated as an ecclesiastical
non-profit corporation in accordance with the
bylaws of the State of Michigan on July 19,
1954 under the name of St. John's
Evangelical and Reformed Church of Port
Huron. On September 18, 1964 the name of
the church was changed and a certificate of
amendment to the article of incorporation
was filed with
the Michigan Corporations and Securities
Commission setting forth the new name to be
set out in Article I of the constitution.
St. John's United Church of Christ of Port
Huron is a member of the Eastern Michigan
Association of the Michigan Conference of
the United Church of Christ.
About Us
St. Johns United Church of Christ
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The congregation was organized on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1864, and the constitution
was revised and adopted June 17, 1953. The constitution was subsequently revised again
on October 16, 1966, January 1, 1974, April 16, 1980, May 2, 1984 and May 6, 1998. The
United Church of Christ was formed on June 25, 1957 by the union of the Evangelical and
Reformed Church, and the General Council of the Congregational Christian churches of the
United States in order to express more fully the oneness in Christ of the churches
composing it, to make more effective their common witness in Him and to serve His
Kingdom in the world.
St. John's congregation was organized by German immigrants in 1864. The original wood
frame structure was erected here in 1869-70 at a cost of $5,000. In 1904 it was enlarged and
extensively remodeled to create this Romanesque inspired structure with its handsome stained
glass windows. The church still has its original 1869-70 steeple. St. John's is the oldest
congregation of German origin in Port Huron, and its church is the oldest house of worship in
the city.