Church of St John the Evangelist
All Are Welcomed in Our Church
We seek to be a welcoming and inclusive church, reaching out to our community with the love of God
We are a family friendly Anglican Church, part of the Diocese of Leeds, locally centrally in Ben Rhydding, at the foot of beautiful Ilkley Moor.
Worship @ St Johns
St Johns welcomes everyone to our services
- Holy Communion
- Celebration Worship Service
- Explore Together Service
- Celtic-style worship service
- Messy Church
- The ARK
Safe Guarding Policy
Our Church takes the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults very seriously and has adopted the policy and guidelines of the House of Bishops “Promoting a safer Church”. To view our policy documents / appropriate contacts please click on the links.
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Regular Social and Special Events Events
Earth Weekend : 2nd - 4th May : details here
Please see Social Events for details of regular and planned social events
Upcoming Services & Events
Friday 25 April
Sunday 27 April
Friday 2 May
Saturday 3 May
North Aisle Roof - Fundraising
A few years ago, St Johns Church had to have some work done on our roof to ensure that it continued to be weatherproof. At the time, a decision was made to leave the North Aisle roof for the time being due to funding issues and it not being as urgent as the main roof.
The time has however come that the work on the North Aisle roof needs to be done to replace the wooden pegs and re-lay the slates. The estimated cost of this work is £50,000.
We are delighted to announce that we have reached our target, through fundraising events, generous donations and generous grants. So plans are now being developed to start the works and fix the roof.
The work is due to commence mid-March and take about 5 weeks. Please note the church drive won’t be accessible during this time as it will be blocked off by scaffolding.
