Oor Mission:

St. John's is an historical Episcopal Church reaching out in love to people of all backgrounds. The path we hope to walk with others - in worship, education and ministry - reflects the power of God's presence.

History:

When St. John's began, the town was only a village, the waterfront only a beach and its mission only a dream.  In 1897, a white trader approached Bishop Rowe and offered two acres of his squatter's claim in return for a pledge that the Church would start a school for the Native children. The Episcopal Church in Ketchikan had its beginning.

Dr. Campbell, a physician and priest, began visiting the Mission when he could from his church in Douglas, Alaska.

St. John's is the first church built in Ketchikan and remains today in its original location.