About St. John the Evangelist · Butler, Alabama
St. John the Evangelist is a small Catholic parish serving Butler, Alabama, the county seat of Choctaw County in west Alabama. The parish sits at 401 E. Pushmataha Street, at the corner of AL-10 and Fredrick Avenue, and is clustered with Sacred Heart Parish in nearby Grove Hill — sharing a pastor, parish offices (housed at Sacred Heart), and a single website. Weekly Mass is offered on Sunday morning and Thursday evening, with confessions heard before the Sunday liturgy.
- Patron
- St. John the Evangelist
- Rector
- Rev. Travis J. Burnett
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Mobile
Why belong here
St. John the Evangelist offers Catholics in rural Choctaw County a regular, locally accessible place for Sunday Mass and the sacraments — a rare gift in small-town west Alabama. Because it is clustered with neighboring parishes in Grove Hill, Thomasville, Jackson, and Chatom, it can offer weekly Mass and confession despite being a small mission-style parish. Visitors are welcomed to join the community for the Sunday 8:30 AM liturgy or the Thursday evening Mass, with confessions heard 30 minutes before the Sunday Mass.
Mass times at St. John the Evangelist
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 8:20 AM (approximately 30 minutes before the Sunday Mass)
Overview
St. John the Evangelist Parish serves the small city of Butler in Choctaw County, west-central Alabama, as part of the Archdiocese of Mobile. Worship is celebrated in the Roman-Latin rite, with Mass each Sunday morning and on Thursday evenings, and confessions heard before the Sunday liturgy.
Parish Cluster with Sacred Heart, Grove Hill
St. John the Evangelist and Sacred Heart Parish in Grove Hill (Clarke County) operate together as a parish cluster. The two communities share a single pastor, joint parish offices (located at Sacred Heart, 19730 Hwy 43, Grove Hill), and a shared website. The mailing address for the cluster is PO Box 70, Grove Hill, AL 36451.
- Partner parish: Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, 19730 Hwy 43, Grove Hill, AL 36451
- Shared pastor: Rev. Travis J. Burnett
- Shared parish office hours: Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Shared website: sites.google.com/mobarch.org/sacredheartghorg
Clergy & Leadership
The parish is currently pastored as part of a wider rural cluster of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
- Current Pastor: Rev. Travis J. Burnett (also pastor of Sacred Heart, Grove Hill; St. Joseph, Thomasville; Visitation, Jackson; and St. Paul Mission, Chatom).
- Earlier listings reference Rev. Wayne M. Youngman as pastor (now superseded by the current pastor).
Diocese
St. John the Evangelist belongs to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mobile, which covers much of southern and south-central Alabama.
- Archdiocese of Mobile
- Parish Finder listing: mobarch.org/parishfinder
Visit & Contact
The church is located in downtown Butler; the cluster's parish office (and mailing address) is in nearby Grove Hill. Visitors and parishioners are encouraged to call ahead.
- Street address: 401 E. Pushmataha Street, Butler, AL 36904
- Mailing address: PO Box 70, Grove Hill, AL 36451
- Phone: (251) 275-3665
- Office hours: Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (at Sacred Heart, Grove Hill)
- Located at the corner of AL-10 / E. Pushmataha Street and Fredrick Avenue
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Wayne M. Youngman
Listed as pastor in older parish directory listings (JoinMyChurch/cached data).