St. John’s: Celebrating ministry and service to the Napa Community since 1858

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is blessed with more than 3,200 registered families and many more non-registered families attending services in English and Spanish. The richness of our cultural heritage began with the founding of our in the beautiful Napa Valley in 1858. We ministered to Native Americans as well as settlers, including Irish, Portuguese, Italian, Scottish-English, and French. Later-arriving immigrants who claimed their faith home at St. John’s included Dutch, German, and Polish members, along with the more recent arrival of Filipino families to our area. The tradition of being a faith beacon of hope to newly arrived Catholic families has continued, with significant recent growth occurring from an influx of Latino immigrants, primarily from Mexico, as well as from parts of Central and South America, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.

Of course the blending of cultures has also been an important part of our history. St. John’s today is a reflection of the many faces of God in the people of our community finding unity a faith-family with which to worship. We celebrate all of those who have contributed to our history, and the many blessings of our community—generation upon generation of families that have come to St. John’s, sharing their gifts from God. We rejoice in thanksgiving for our heritage, for we are proud to be Catholic, and proud to be a part of a presence in Napa since 1858.