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 April 2013, there were 140 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 Vicar 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. 

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 do look forward to welcoming you at one of our forthcoming services and do take a look at the blog of the Bishop of Bradford - Rt Rev Nick Baines at http://nickbaines.wordpress.com/ 

During the Spring of 2013 the clergy team at St John's gave an inspiring series of sermons on "What is worship". These can now all be considered at your leisure by following this link  Worship series of sermons and downloading the appropriate sermon.

The latest newsleter from one of our key Mission partners - the Revival Centre in Matugga. Uganda is now available to download by clicking here matugganewsletter may2013

Do come and join us at one of our forthcoming services. You will be made very welcome.

Reverend Peter Willox and all of the St John's church family offer you a warm welcome to our services.

Rev Peter Willox was inducted as Vicar by Ven David Lee, Archdeacon of Bradford on September 16th 2012.

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. Our post code is LS29 8PN.

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

You can also follow us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BenRhydding

St John's is a Registered Charity - Charity number 1133844.  We are a registered beneficiary on The Giving Machine at www.thegivingmachine.co.uk and so please do consider using this gateway when doing your on-line purchases nominating St John's as the beneficiary.