Below is an article in today's edition of the Grand Haven Tribune that involves the ministry of our parish and the work of our rector. Sixty Christian clergy from across Ottawa County issued a unified public statement Thursday expressing concern over the human impact of current immigration enforcement practices and calling for a response “grounded in faith, compassion, and nonviolent justice.” The list of pastors who contributed to the statement includes Rev. Louis Grettenbe

Below is an article in today's Holland Sentinel about one of the ministries of our parish. You can also read a PDF of the article online here . GRAND HAVEN – Recent actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to nationwide protests and demonstrations, have strengthened a resolve already present for Rev. Jared Cramer and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Haven. “We believe we are called to see Jesus Christ in the face of those immigrants,” Cramer told The

Below is an article published by Michigan Advance about an event our church hosted. GRAND HAVEN — On Thursday night, anger and outrage over President Donald J. Trump’s policies on immigration hit home when a solemn worship service took place at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Haven. “What we deeply need are pathways for effective resistance. However, the path of nonviolent resistance is not the path of acceptance,” said the Rev. Jarad Cramer, lead pastor at St. John’s,

Below is an article in today's edition of the Grand Haven Tribune that deals with the ministry of our parish. A support group is working to help local families whose lives have been disrupted due to arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Immigrant Relief Fund at St. John’s Episcopal Church confirmed on its Facebook page earlier this month that a West Olive man was detained by ICE and is being held at the Northlake Detention Center in Baldwin. The

Below is an article in today's edition of the Grand Haven Tribune about one of the ministries of our parish. An art installation of 1,406 individually made origami soul boxes – each honoring a life lost to gun violence – will go on display at Timberlake Hall in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Haven this month. Nearly 1,500 handmade origami soul boxes will be on display at local churches in the coming months. This installation will be unveiled with an opening reception o

Below is an article in today's edition of the Grand Haven Tribune that references our rector and the ministries of our parish. Rainstorms did not deter a large crowd from gathering at the steps of Grand Haven City Hall on Thursday night for a candlelight vigil, held in response to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer earlier this week. Bundled up in winter coats and huddled under umbrellas, the Tri-Cities community

Below is an article i n today's Grand Haven Tribune that is about an event our parish hosted. St. John’s Episcopal Church will host a special community event featuring Dr. Daniel Bannoura, a Palestinian theologian, podcaster, and teaching scholar from the University of Notre Dame. The event will take place Thursday, Dec. 4, from 6-8 p.m. at the church, located at 524 Washington Ave. in Grand Haven. The evening, titled “Christian Faith After Gaza: Reckoning with Genocide,” wi

Below is a news story from Fox17 about the theft and return of our parish pride flag. GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A Pride flag stolen from Saint John's Episcopal Church in Grand Haven has been returned after surveillance video of the theft went viral on social media. The theft occurred around 1 a.m. early Saturday morning when a woman was caught on camera walking up the church steps while another person recorded. The footage shows the woman removing the flag and walking away with i

Below is a new story published by WZZM13 about the theft and return of our parish pride flag. GRAND HAVEN, Mich — A woman who stole a Pride flag off the front entrance of a Grand Haven church late Friday night now says she will return the flag. In a security video provided to 13 ON YOUR SIDE from St. John’s Episcopal Church, the woman is seen going up the steps to the church and removing the flag before walking away with it. Another woman who was walking with her appears to

Below is the sermon our rector, Fr. Jared Cramer, preached this year at the Fourth Annual Community PRIDE Worship service, in advance of...

Below is an article in today's Grand Haven Tribune about an event our church helps sponsor and enthusiastically participates in. The...

Below is a news article published today by Wood TV 8 that includes comments from our rector. OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A...

Below is a press release about a program our church helped bring to the area. It doesn’t take much to realize that society is...

Below is a news story from Fox 17 about the rector of our parish. A recent silent protest against a local reverend's beliefs may have...

Below is an article published in the Holland Sentinel about our rector. In addition to taking a pair of actions related to Administrator...

Below is a news article from WZZM 13 about the rector of our parish. An Ottawa County reverend filed an amended lawsuit against the...

Below is an article from the Grand Haven Tribune that touches on the ministry of our parish. HOLLAND — A presentation on “Confronting...

Below is an article published in the Church Times (UK) that speaks to the ministry of our congregation. A PRIEST in the United States is...

Below is an article from today's edition of the Grand Haven Tribune that touches on the ministry of our church. The Ottawa Coalition of...

Below is an article from the Christian Post that speaks to the ministry of our congregation. An Episcopal Church priest has sued...