St John's & St Leonard's Church History

The insightful history of St John's and St Leonard's Church is not just about buildings and dates, its the people, purpose, and continuing prescence of God over time. You can further explore this legacy of faith in our history on the dedicated tabs for 'St Johns', 'St Leonards', and 'John Bunyan'.

Below is the Gallery of our history, collated from numerous sources, discovered and taken  by parishoners and members of St John's & St Leonard's team over time, if you have images you would like to add to our Gallery from your personal archive feel free to contact us with them. 

Also below is a collection of the Stained Glass windows within St John's Church as well as memorium items and plaques which can be viewed in person by attending our Sunday Services or contacting us!

Gallery of memorium features currently displayed in St John's Church & St Leonard's Centre:

Gallery with descriptions of all our Stained Glass windows in St John's Church:

(Click on individual images below for clearer and enlarged view)

You can view information regarding the exterior elements of St John's Church including it's Tower, Chancel, Nave & Vestry as well as doorway and 2 figures of Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) and St John the Baptist by visiting link below:

https://bedforshireparishchurches.co.uk/wp/bedford-st-john/