St. John Church of Christ Disciples of Christ
225 N. Johnson Street, • Dover, NC 28526 • United States • 252-523-BOOK (2665) • COC
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1 John 4:4
One Hundred years ago, Saint John Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, was founded. The original name of the church was Lovick's Chapel, but years later was changed to Saint John. The first pastor was Elder Leaser Hargett.
Ministers and the order of their pastorate at Saint John include Elder Joe Rouse, Elder L.S. Britt, Bishop C.E. Williams, Bishop Jesse L. Harper, Elder A.M. Cogdell, Elder D.C. Artis, Elder Calvin H. Boykin, Bishop James I. Melvin, Elder James E. Watts, Elder Sidney Crudup, Elder Floyd D. Burney, Elder Samuel D. Brown, District Elder Clarence W. Branch, and Pastor Cleophus Gooding. We thank God for our present pastor, Elder Derrick Chapman.
The following are the church's auxiliaries:
Associate Ministers
Official Board
Board of Trustees
Youth Ministry/Children's Church (DCYF)
Mission Department
Kitchen Committee
Centennial Committee
Cleophus Gooding Gospel Ensemble
Inspirational Voices
Senior Choir
Mass Choir
Usher Board
Pastor's Aide
Mother Hattie Edwards - Chairman
Mother Ernestine Fisher -
Mother Queenie Johnson - Secretary
- Treasurer
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Mother Bessie Green
Deacon Randy Johnson, Sr. - Chairman
- Vice Chairman
Deacon William Moore, Sr. - Secretary
Deacon - Treasurer
Congregation: We, the Disciples of Christ, wishing to be in complete accord and agreement with the doctrine of Christ, set for the following principles, which have been the focus of the Church for more than a century.
Minister: General aim of the Church.
Congregation: Restoration of the New Testament teachings and practices.
Minister: Plea of the Church.
Congregation: No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible; no name but the Divine.
Minister: Where the Bible speaks, we speak.
Congregation: Where the Bible is silent, we are silent.
Minister: In essentials unity.
Congregation: In nonessentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
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...Love isn't love until you give it away!!Directions to St. John: From Goldsboro/Kinston, take Hwy 70 East to Dover Exit. Make left into Dover and continue on (Kornegay St.) for one mile. Make left 3rd road to left (North Johnson Street) and church will be 2nd and 3rd driveways on the left.
From New Bern, take Hwy 70 West to Dover Exit. Make right into Dover and continue on (Kornegay St.) for one mile. Make left 3rd road to left (North Johnson Street) and church will be 2nd and 3rd driveways on the left.
