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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Under One Roof - Upcoming Fundraising Events
4th May - Quiz Evening - more details here Roof Fundraising Events
Upcoming Event
This Precious Earth - 20th/21st April
Anticipating Earth Day and to celebrate what is already being done to care for out planet and challenge and inspire us to do more in our communities.
There are a series of happenings in St Johns church and the church hall.
The event is supported by Climate Action Ilkey and Culture Declares Emergency (Wharfedale and Airedale Hub)
For further information visit the Facebook event page This Precious Earth and the Eventbrite page here.
A copy of the flyer with the details of what is going on throughout the weekend can be found here.
Sermon Recordings
As well as the rolling collection of sermons here, we also have a YouTube channel where there is more content such as recorded songs and sermons: St Johns Church YouTube channel.
7th April '24 - Low Sunday
31st March '24 - Easter Sunday
24th March '24 - Palm Sunday
17th March '24 - Lee Proudlove - Open Doors
10th March '24 - Mothering Sunday
Upcoming Services & Events
Under One Roof Fundraiser Bar & Refreshments available from 7:00pm. Teams of up to 6 people. Tickets £5 per personSunday 21 April
Sunday 28 April
Saturday 4 May
Sunday 5 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.
The church is therefore going to be holding a number of fundraising events to raise money for the repairs. Details of upcoming events can be found here : Fundraising Events