Peasedown St John - Religious Communities

Religious Communities

Peasedown St John currently has three Christian churches: Church of England, Methodist and Catholic.

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist was created on 6 August 1874 by Order in Council. Instrumental in its foundation were the Misses Jarrett of Camerton Court, owners of the Camerton Collieries which employed many Peasedown men. As well as providing the land and much of the capital for the construction of the church of St John the Baptist and the adjacent vicarage, they were also responsible for building the first School buildings which stood on Jarrett land in what became Church Road. The current church building (on Church Road) dates from 1893, and was designed by George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner, replacing an earlier iron structure. The Church is home to a growing congregation, and with an emphasis on Bible teaching and a belief in the work of the Holy Spirit. Today St John's Church forms part of 'the St J's' Benefice, which also includes St Julian's Church in Wellow and St James the Less Church in Foxcote with St Julian's Chapel in Shoscombe.

Peasedown St John Methodist Church was also founded in 1874. The church congregation is very active in the community, hosting youth work, lunches for the elderly, drug intervention schemes and children's clubs.