From its opening on St John the Evangelist's Day, 27th December 1869, St John's Church has sought to bring the Gospel to its parish through a number of ways.

Those in attendance on what is said to have been a bitterly cold winter's morning just before New Year 1870 by all accounts were unfortunate enough to experience a delayed start while church officials hunted for a missing key to enable them to turn the heating on. They however witnessed a piece of local history, as the new church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated and commissioned.

Since, a Memorial Hall has been built; the church mission 'Emmanuel' (previously Close House and the Campbell Rooms) was developed from early days as a Vicarage and Sunday School before closing permanently in 2018, and more recently, the St John's Centre opened its doors to the community we seek to serve.

A more detailed history section will be restored to this website as soon as possible.