St. Johns Community Center

St. Johns Community Center is a neighborhood community center that includes a gym, auditorium, and multipurpose classrooms.

Please call our front desk at 503-823-3192 if you have any questions.

When there is extreme weather, we will post schedule changes here , and you can find more up to date Weather Information and Closures.

Register online, over the phone through the Customer Service Center ( 503-823-2525 ), or by calling or visiting a recreation or arts center.

***The gymnasium is temporarily closed*** Activities Recreation Activity Guide Use the Recreation Activity Guide to view PP&R activities and find links to register online.

Drop-in activity schedule Note: As of February 19, drop-in activities scheduled for the gym are canceled for ongoing maintenance.

Please see the drop-in schedule below for additional activities. We offer a limited number of drop-in activities that you do not need to sign up for ahead of time.

You will pay at the front desk when you arrive for the scheduled activity. Activities include gym times for toddlers, youth, teens, and adults. View the Drop-in Schedule for St.

Johns Community Center Registered classes We offer a variety of registered classes for people of all ages. These activities usually occur over a five or 10-week session.

If you are registered for an activity and have a disability, you can request support from Inclusion Services . Summer activities are in session.

Fall Registration begins at 9:30am: Activities take place from September 28 through December 13. Thursday, September 10 , register for activities that begin September 28.

Thursday, October 8 , register for activities that begin November 2.

Built in 1940, this center was originally part of a recreation complex that served the large number of workers in the Kaiser shipyards during World War II. When the war was over, the pre-fabricated building was dismantled and moved on flatbed trucks, piece by piece, to its current location. This new home was two blocks from the center of downtown St. Johns, at the edge of a large cherry and prune orchard. Some of the old fruit trees still stand on the center's grounds. In 1998-99, a number of improvements were made using funds from 1994 General Obligation Bond. In 2018, St. Johns Community Center received a roof and HVAC system replacement thanks to funds from the Parks Replacement Bond.