St Johns Badminton Club, known as SJ Badminton, is a non-profit social badminton club in Upper Hutt, run by volunteers, and it has played since around 1966. It began in St John's Church Hall, which is where the "SJ" in its name comes from. Club nights run every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm in the gym at Upper Hutt College, on four courts, and they operate through school holidays. Players aged 16 and over take part in doubles games. The club draws games by grade, with players rotated between courts. It costs $4 per person per night, as at 2026, or $150 for a year's membership, as at 2026, if paid by 28 February. Players need enclosed, non-marking court shoes. Crocs and jandals are not allowed. The club closes from mid-December to mid-January and on public holidays, and a club night can be cancelled if the college needs the gym for school events.