Welcome to St John's Ben Rhydding

St John’s is a Parish Church set in the parish of Ben Rhydding and is part of the Otley Deanery in the Diocese of Bradford. We are a very family friendly church blessed with many children of all ages attending regularly. We are the only Church of England Church in Ben Rhydding.

At the AGM in March 2009, there were 164 members on the Electoral Roll, of whom two-thirds were women of various ages. There is also a significant number of families in their 30's and a thriving group of children and young people.
The Reverend Peter Willox is the Priest-in-Charge at St John's and he and all the church family offer everyone a warm welcome. 

You are more than welcome to join us at one of our forthcoming worship services and we have a wide range of activities taking place in our Church Hall throughout the week. Do see our calendar for more details and do visit our photo gallery to see some photographs of St John's and its beautiful surroundings near Ilkley Moor together with some pictures taken at the 2009 Bradford Diocesan day where the opening worship was led by a team from St John's.

The churchmanship is open evangelical with a welcoming atmosphere and a broad based spirituality. The church is diverse in nature, offering a wide range of activities that enable members to experience Jesus and grow spiritually in a way that is meaningful for them personally. The congregation is drawn largely from the local community of the parish itself, with approximately 75% of the congregation coming from within the parish. We have now introduced audio files onto our website and you can now hear the latest available sermon. Please click on audio to see the latest available sermon and also see the Mission Support page for the latest edition of Matugga News (March 2010) one of our Mission Partners. 

  Reverend Peter Willox offers you a warm welcome to St John's.

If you would like to know the local weather forecast for Ben Rhydding and Ilkley for the coming week see Local Weather on our Links page. Please do come and visit us. A map showing our exact location can be found on the Contact Us page with a local railway station (Ben Rhydding) and local bus stops close by.

All the St John's Church Family look forward to welcoming you to one of our services happening throughout 2010.

St John's is now a Registered Charity - Charity number 1133844.