About
Our Vision:
Through the heartbeat of our sacred worship, we bring together people of profound difference to serve God, to love and learn from one another.
Our Mission:
Inspired by the love of Jesus, we are building the kingdom of heaven here on earth, where differing people live in community, serving God and each other.
Worship with us at 8, 9 and 11 a.m. each Sunday (8 and 10:30 a.m. during the summer months), at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
St. John’s Cathedral is home to a vibrant and diverse congregation in downtown Jacksonville, which gathers for worship and then is sent forth to love and serve the Lord. We trace our heritage to the first Anglican services in Florida which took place on the banks of the St. John’s River in 1829. The first services on Billy Goat Hill, which remains our physical location, were held in 1834, establishing St. John’s Parish. Since 1951, this church has served as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. Read more about the history of St. John's Cathedral.
We invite you to visit Clara's at the Cathedral each Friday, a gourmet lunch prepared and served by culinary arts students from the Clara White Mission. In addition, this church has birthed six vital non-profits that continue to do God's work in Jacksonville:
- The Cathedral Arts Project
- Aging True
- Cathedral Care
- Episcopal School of Jacksonville
- The Cathedral School
- Cathedral District - Jax
Vestry
"As the Vestry, we believe that we are called to be disciples. As disciples, we live in Eucharistic community. To live in community means: we worship every Sunday together; we practice a daily discipline of prayer; we actively support the cathedral by generously pledging and giving our money; and we serve Christ through the ministries of St. John’s Cathedral." (Vestry Stewardsh…
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Visit the Cathedral District-Jax website for the latest news.
Several Community Forums were held to better understand what the next steps for the Cathedral District should be. Below is a link to the findings of those forums.
CDJ Forum Final Report-R.Gregg Kaufman 3.18.2019
Cathedral District-Jax Forums in the News
Click on the image to read the article in J Magazine.
The Cerveny Speakers Series
The Cerveny Speakers Series was established to celebrate The Right Reverend Frank Cerveny’s ministry and vision at St. John’s Cathedral and throughout the Diocese of Florida. He served as the fifth Dean of the Cathedral and then continued to bless the community as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Florida. The Series continues the Bishop’s legacy of proclaiming th…
Read More »Wonderful Wednesdays
Enjoy some fellowship over dinner in Taliaferro Hall at 5 p.m. and stay for one of these formation classes. Dinner is $5 per person.
Weekly Offerings
6:00 - Walk in Love Episcopal Beliefs and Practices | Cummings Chapel
6:30 - The Painting Place | Art Room
6:30 - Youth Group (Grades 6-12) | Undercroft
Monthly Offerings
6:00 - Second Wednesdays: Join Green Spirits, an environmental advo…
History of St. John's Cathedral
St. John’s Cathedral has always stood on this very spot, Billy Goat Hill, the highest geographical point in Jacksonville. Our Cathedral has a rich past that you can read about in the attached PDFs. When the population began moving out of the downtown area in the 1960s, this congregation felt strongly that God was calling us to stay here in the heart of the city. Since that tim…
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