About Us

You'll find a warm welcome at St John the Baptist Shenstone. We are a friendly Church of England church at the heart of the community, catering for people of all ages. We enjoy strong partnerships with many village and community organisations, including Greysbrooke Primary School.    St John's church tower stands tall on a hill top which is visible for miles around and there has been a church on this site since Anglo-Saxon times.   

The current church interior was refurbished in 2012.  Its beautiful stained glass and soaring Victorian Gothic architecture is now enhanced by  comfortable, elegant, flexible seating,  fusing ancient and modern in a pleasing and practical way.   

We meet each Sunday at 10am to worship Jesus, grow in faith, and serve our village with love.  The service normally lasts an hour, and primary school-aged children are welcome to join their own group in the side chapel during the sermon.  Stay afterwards for refreshments - a relaxed opportunity to meet people and feel at home. Please see our notice page for more information on our Monthly Services. 

Christmas Carols by Candlelight, Christmas Eve Crib and Christingle service, Shenstone Village Festival Songs of Praise and Remembrance Sunday bring together the whole community, often enhanced by a special united village choir and orchestra.

We run occasional groups for those wanting to find out more about the Christian faith, including Alpha and Emmaus, as well as other courses open to all for a few weeks at special times of the year.  These all help people deepen their understanding and experience of God.  Many of our members also belong to small groups who meet regularly in homes and most of these have space for newcomers who wish to try them out.

For weddings, wedding blessings, renewal of marriage vows, baptisms and thanksgiving enquiries, please contact the vicar.  Getting married in church is now increasingly popular and much easier than a few years ago.  Our one day marriage preparation course (normally held in late February or March) is extremely popular with wedding couples.

We conduct funerals either in St John the Baptist church or at the crematorium; for these, the approach to us is normally made through your funeral director. 

St John the Baptist has a fine peal of bells and  our bellringers practise on Thursday evenings. The historic ruins of the tower of the earlier (Norman) church can also be seen in our lovely, wooded churchyard. The 18th century church clock, now in the current church tower, has been restored during 2012.     St John the Baptist Church,  Shenstone enjoys close links with St Peter's Stonnall, with whom we share our vicar, and also with Trinity Methodist Church.

St John the Baptist church also owns St Johns Hill Community Hall, located on the same site as the church, in a quiet, wooded setting. It is used by community groups and is also available for hire at modest rates, for children's parties, one-off events or new regular activities. For details please contact - Parish Office on  07467 351436 or email [email protected]