Welcome to St John’s
St John the Evangelist, Church of England Parish Church, Old Trafford.
Location: Ayres Road / St John’s Road M16 7GX
St John’s Old Trafford is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Manchester You are welcome to worship with us. Our main services are: Sunday 8.30 + 10.00 a.m. Daily Prayer @ 9 a.m. except Fridays/Saturdays. Church open most weekday evenings between 5-6 p.m. For Seasonal Services and Saints Days see the noticeboard or look at Events on this site. To book weddings, baptisms and ask about other matters, ring 0161 872 0500 or call in at church Fridays 6-7 p.m.
Christ Temple Church, led by Pastor Theo Benning,worship at St John’s on Sunday afternoons from 3ish
For an introduction to the wider Old Trafford community, learning, leisure and volunteering opportunities, visit St John’s Centre St John’s Road 872 7795). Daytime courses include language, computing, art, keep-fit etc. and evening activities include boxing, capoiera and singing. The quarterly local paper Old Trafford News is also based here and welcomes volunteer journalists / photographers – contact 876 0146 and speak to Elaine or Ally.
Faiths4Change (working with faith communities and facilitating small scale environmental projects), can be contacted on 877 7756. Karen is the local project officer and shares an office with Old Trafford News staff and many a passing visitor!
Peacebuilders, offering conflict resolution skills to the third sector, is currently in the choir vestry at St John’s. Contact Laura or Julie on 872 7732
St John’s Church, Old Trafford, a Church of England Parish in the urban Diocese of Manchester, has served the people of Old Trafford since 1904, with its present buildings completed in 1908 (500 seat church); 1926 (community hall); and Rectory (for resident minister) 1931.
As a largely residential inner city parish, Old Trafford has long been a place of migration and this over time has been reflected in the profile of those who come to church and even more so those who use the hall. The church since the late sixties has gradually become a place of trust and worship for the Windrush generation of the African-Caribbean community. Meanwhile, St John’s Centre has reached out to people of an increasingly faith diverse community. Sometimes this kind of community cohesion is taken for granted, but in fact it is very much wrapped up with the evolving history and distinctive mission associated with St John’s Church in this special community.