St John the Baptist's Church, Knutsford

St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford
St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford
St John the Baptist Church, Knutsford Location in Cheshire
53°18′12″N 2°22′25″W / 53.3034°N 2.3735°W / 53.3034; -2.3735
OS grid reference	SJ 753 785
Location	Knutsford, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Conservative Evangelical
Website	www.stjohnsknutsford.org.uk/index.php
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	John the Baptist
Consecrated	1744
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	18 January 1949
Architect(s)	J. Garlive, Alfred Darbyshire
Architectural type	Church
Style	Neoclassical
Completed	1879
Construction cost	£4,000 (equivalent to £860,000 in 2023)
Specifications
Capacity	525
Materials	Brick with stone dressings Slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Macclesfield
Deanery	Knutsford
Parish	St John the Baptist, Knutsford
Clergy
Vicar(s)	The Revd Nigel Atkinson, The Revd Tom Hollingsbee
Deacon(s)	Revd Helen Eccles
Laity
Reader(s)	Thain Flowers (Emeritus)
Churchwarden(s)	Elaine Tamkin and Andy Worth
Youth ministry coordinator	Gareth Davies

St John the Baptist's Church is in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford. Its benefice is combined with that of St John the Evangelist, Toft.^[2]