McHENRY COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION LANDMARK

This is the 4th St. John’s Church to be built on this site. After the tragic fire in 1901, this magnificent church was built. In the European Gothic style with its cruciform floor plan, 45 foot vaulted ceiling, 7 steeples and Gothic stained glass windows and rose window made in Germany, this church resonates the grand European cathedrals. The focal point of St. John’s is located at the end of a long and wide approach, the sanctuary. The area in and around the sanctuary includes the beautifully ornate main altar and left and right flanking altars, all with colorful, and inspirational statuary. The altars and flanking confessionals were meticulously hand carved, stained and gilded in Germany, then reassembled in Johnsburg. Word has it that many of the parishioners, German immigrants helped build today’s church.