StJohnschurch Preservationgroup

Volunteer run St John's Church Preservation Group charity number 1164822
'Working Together To Save St John's Church, Kates Hill, Dudley' Opened 1840.

Registered charity 1164822. ST JOHN'S CHURCH 1840 William Bourne, Grade II listed. St John's Road, Kates Hill, Dudley, DY2 7JT. Burial place of William Perry The Tipton Slasher, Hansons Beer family, Mary Ann Mason, Marion Richardson and family of Sir Alfred Hickman founder of Tarmac and first patron of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. Closed 2002 on safety grounds later shown by survey in Ja

nuary 2008 to be structurally safe and repairable. We are working to get St John's Church, St John's Road, Kates Hill, Dudley re-opened and restored. This has been a very long campaign which began in 2007. The building will be used for Anglican Christian worship up to 6 times a year and for private prayer, as a community hub and will further be developed as a visitor destination with historic church, cafe, extensive and beautiful churchyard, and adjoining nature reserve with nature trails, community orchard and picnic areas. There will be fundraising events and a Young Supporters Club. The lease for St John's Church Preservation Group to take over the historic St John's Church building is now going through final legal process and lease signing will be soon (July 2016). FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS looking for graves please let us have your contact details and we have some records which may help, free of charge. After that we advise you to contact Dudley Archive where further information may be held http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/local-history--heritage/archive-and-local-history/. We do NOT endorse any particular family history researchers and any such claim or any contact with you by anyone claiming to be our researcher should be referred to us. We are always to keen to hear from relations/descendants or anyone with graveyard information or seeking information.Contact by email [email protected]

MISUSE OF THE GROUP
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU NOT TO USE OUR GROUP FOR TRYING TO SELL PRODUCTS OR PROMOTIONS, WE DO REPORT SUCH ITEMS AS SPAM AND BLOCK THE USER. HOWEVER WE WILL HAVE EXCELLENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN DUE COURSE AND WE PROMOTE YOU AS WELL. EMAIL FOR DETAILS. MODERATION
We moderate the following: bad language, racist comments, selling and unwanted ads, anything deemed inappropriate for this family oriented community campaign, and some comments where we may prefer to correspond in private. Our facebooks are for promotion of events and appeals and dissemination and receiving of information. We also allow our facebook to be used for public information such as serious local incidents or bad weather. DISCLAIMERS:
We are not associated with the facebook group Spotted: Kates Hill even though they use a picture of St John's Church. We do suffer from a number of 'trolls' and if in doubt about the legitimacy or accuracy of any post anywhere on facebook or the wider web please contact us. Our address
The Old School House
St John's Road
Kates Hill
Dudley
West Midlands
UK
DY2 7JT
email [email protected]

12/02/2025

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Gothic Suite Op 25 Played by Tim Lees FRCO at St John's Church Kates Hill [MAH05053]

23/10/2022

https://youtu.be/tudQOq_zqfQ

Gothic Suite Op 25 Played by Tim Lees FRCO at St John's Church Kates Hill [MAH05053] Tim Lees playing on the 1886 Peter Conacher organ he is so lovingly restoring with our helper Jacob FletcherIntroduction to piecehttps://youtu.be/zYgvb1N7go4

3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: No. 2, Rhosymedre played by Tim Lees FRCO [MAH05051] Part 1

23/10/2022

https://youtu.be/3P2HD1JFLmQ

3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: No. 2, Rhosymedre played by Tim Lees FRCO [MAH05051] Part 1 Tim Lees playing on the 1886 Peter Conacher organ he is so lovingly restoring with our helper Jacob FletcherSt John's Church Kates Hill DudleyIntroduction to...

05/05/2022

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17/10/2021

Thank you sister Isobel Connelly

What an achievement, the Queen's award, equivalent to mbe for charity! Well done to everyone involved, now and in the past,but especially to my sister Deb Brownlee. Just some of the volunteers pictured, more to follow I'm sure!

17/10/2021

Now it's time to let Go (There's no Need) - original song.

10/06/2021

Music in St John’s- Local singer/songwriter and artist Carolyn Crump and her musician husband Mark (long time Friend of St John’s) are returning to St John’s to record another song, and we’ll post it when Mark has completed the editing.
Here is the first song (self penned) recorded by Carolyn back in 2019, in St John’s. Listen carefully to the words.
Please subscribe to her channel. We’ll post the other song they recorded in St John’s, tomorrow.

Now it's time to let Go (There's no Need) - original song. My story to this song plus lyrics.I've written this song recently to remind myself and encourage others to let go of past hurts, incidents and pain. From exp...

08/06/2021

Very pleased yesterday to host a visit from Andy Foster who is writing the latest Pevsner Guide for this area which catalogues the most significant buildings in the U.K.
He was especially interested in the wonderful East Window above the altar (dedicated to John Beddard a former Mayor of Dudley and father of Frank Evers Beddard FRA FRSE the famous zoologist) and is going to research a couple of points about it that we actually couldn’t answer.
He took many photographs and Grade II listed St John’s will be included in the guide.

https://www.stanfords.co.uk/pevsner-architectural-guides_si00000166

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Our Story

Closed 2002. After a campaign started in 2007 the church was leased to St John's Church Preservation Group in 2016 and is undergoing gradual restoration.

The building has Anglican Christian worship up to 6 times a year and private prayer. To be developed as a visitor destination with historic church, cafe, extensive and beautiful churchyard, and adjoining nature reserve with nature trails, community orchard and picnic areas, plus community centre. PLEASE VISIT OUR SALE ROOMS IN THE SCHOOL HOUSE NEXT DOOR TO THE CHURCH, OPEN FRIDAYS AND SUNDAYS 12-4.

FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS we have some records which may help, free of charge. After that we advise you to contact Dudley Archive where further information may be held http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/local-history--heritage/archive-and-local-history/. We do NOT endorse any particular family history researchers and any such claim or any contact with you by anyone claiming to be our researcher should be referred to us. We are always to keen to hear from relations/descendants or anyone with graveyard information or seeking information.Contact by email [email protected]

Telephone or text enquiries between 10-4 seven days to 0752 218 4461 or 0787 119 5042

WARNING - WE NEVER COLLECT DONATIONS DOOR TO DOOR OR IN THE STREET. IF APPROACHED PLEASE CHECK WITH US IF THE COLLECTOR IS GENUINE. TELEPHONE CONTACT 0752 218 4461 or 07871195042

PLEASE DON'T USE OUR GROUP FOR TRYING TO SELL PRODUCTS, HOWEVER WE DO HAVE EXCELLENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

MODERATION

We moderate anything deemed inappropriate for this family oriented community project, and some comments where we may prefer to correspond in private. Our facebooks are for promotion of events and appeals and dissemination and receiving of information. We allow public information such as serious local incidents or bad weather.

REQUIRED NOTICE:

St John’s Church, Kates Hill is formally closed for regular public worship. The old church is leased to the St John’s Church Preservation Group for use as a visitor centre, for meetings and for cultural, community and non-residential educational purposes as well as occasional Christian worship, limited to no more than six services per year in accordance with the rites and customs of the Church of England (services to solemnise weddings or to register civil partnerships are not permitted). Any services or other activities are organised by, and the sole responsibility of, St John’s Church Preservation Group (a community group rather than a religious organisation) and not the Church of England or the Diocese of Worcester.

Thank you for your support and interest. Financial donations are always very welcome.

St John’s Church Preservation Group, The Old School House, St John’s Road, Kates Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 7JT

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