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Ascension Day, Thursday 17 May, 7.30pm

There will be a joint Bethnal Green celebration of the feast of the Ascension at St Peter’s church, Warner Place, at 7.30pm on Thursday 17 May.

6 Days Goodbye Poems Of Ophelia by JoWonder, 3 May to 7 June

Animated bacterial paintings of Ophelia were filmed in time lapse over six days. In Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’ Ophelia drowns and is suspected of suicide. This Ophelia finds her...

Topsy Turvy, dir. Mike Leigh, Friday 27 April, 7.30pm

The world of Gilbert and Sullivan comes to vivid life in director Mike Leigh’s extraordinary dramatization of the staging of the duo’s legendary 1885 comic opera The Mikado. Jim Broadbent and...

The Fifth Element, Friday 13 April, 7.30pm

Written by Luc Besson as a teenager and directed by him in 1997, The Fifth Element is a tongue-in-cheek space romp that never takes itself too seriously. If there is a world to save there is no...

Tron and Virtual Space, 19 April, 7.30pm

St John on Bethnal Green looks forward to welcoming back Passengerfilms and UCL Urban Lab. Trapped inside an electronic arena, where love, and escape, do not compute! The next night by Passengerfilms...

"We believe in a church that respects the past, celebrates the diversity of our city and is not afraid to break out of the status quo to ask questions about the future."

Reverend Prebendary Alan Green, Rector of St John on Bethnal Green

Worship

St John follows the Modern Anglo-Catholic tradition and welcome all to join our congregation. The main service is at 10am every Sunday, for services during the rest of the week please see the calendar.

Workshops

The Crypt at St John’s has been converted into classrooms and houses the community arts studio. The Community Art Room, home to St John’s arts programme, holds regular classes for all experience levels – all materials and tools are provided.

About St John

St John is an historic and iconic Church, designed by one of London’s foremost architects and steeped in history. The church was built from 1826 by John Soane and now holds grade one listed status. We are open every day and we welcome any visitors.