St John the Evangelist
Dukinfield, Greater Manchester
We are a lively, evangelical Anglican church in Dukinfield on the eastern edge of Greater Manchester.
First consecrated in 1839, St Paul's has served its surrounding mill town community ever since.It was designed by Richard Tattersall, a Manchester architect, in the Gothic style in imitation of 13th century models.
Among the stained glass windows are about 20 by the Carponnier firm of Brussels installed c1850-1890, and a fine sanctuary window by William Wailes of Newcastle on Tyne from 1857. Windows in the north and south transepts are from the firm of Jones & Willis if Birmingham.
Our peal of eight bells were cast in 1853 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and recast in 1929.
The development of the church centre in the 1990s has meant that the church building is in use throughout the week by a pre and after school club; a Parents and Toddler group; Rainbows, Brownies and Guides; It is open as a Place of Welcome and Warm Hub on a Thursday; and a monthly Coffee Morning. These activities bring the church into contact with people who are not necessarily church members as does regular contact with schools within the parish.