St John's Church, Peasedown St John

St John's Church, Peasedown St John is the Anglican parish church for the village of Peasedown St John in North East Somerset. The Parish was founded in 1874 and the current building dates from 1893. It is home to a congregation drawn largely from the village of Peasedown St John and the surrounding area. The Church now forms part of the ‘St J’s’ Group of Churches, a single benefice also including the parishes of Wellow and Foxcote with Shoscombe.Sunday services and regular activitiesSunday Services show an emphasis on Bible teaching and on the work of the Holy Spirit. The morning service features organ and keyboard-led worship with Common Worship Liturgy, and the afternoon service features band-led worship. The current weekly pattern of worship consists of:10.30 Morning Praise every Sunday (Holy Communion on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month) with a more informal style worship on the 5th Sunday. In 2011 a Sunday School was started at this Service.16.30 Soulfood Service held in Peasedown St John Youth Club every Sunday with a Children's Church known as 'Sundayz Cool' and a weekly family tea.HistoryIn 1959 the Patronage of the Church was transferred from the Executors of the late Sir Frank Beauchamp of Woodborough House to the Bishop of Bath and Wells.