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Where King Alfred prayed for victory against the Danes in 878.

Situated in the valley beside the river Nadder, there has been a church here serving as a centre for Christian worship for at least a thousand years and it is believed that the first church may have been built soon after the founding of Shaftesbury Abbey in about 875.

Visitors often comment on the attractiveness and atmosphere of our simple airy Butterfield church.

A very warm welcome awaits you at the only United Reformed Church in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

The King of All England, King Edgar was crowned on this site in 973 and the service set the precedent for the coronation of all future Kings and Queens of England including Elizabeth II.

The exterior is mainly Victorianised Perpendicular but there are Norman and 14th century arcades.

A grant to help fund work including replacing the cramped tea-bar, library and toilet with a spacious kitchen and fully accessible toilet, and to improve energy efficiency and reduce running costs by installing draught-proofing and double/secondary glazing windows.

Peace, quiet and contemplation under one historic roof.

The architect Charles Hansom, designer of fifty Catholic churches in the country and brother of Joseph Aloysius Hansom, the designer of the Hansom cab, regarded St John’s as his best and most rewarding work.