{"id":6,"date":"2018-11-26T12:45:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjohnschurchshildon.org.uk\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:28:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stjohnschurchshildon.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-567911d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"567911d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St John's Church Shildon<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-568705b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"568705b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcd5b5b\" data-id=\"bcd5b5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0fede elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce0fede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/stjohnschurchshildon.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Web-flyer-23-church.png 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72897bd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72897bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7199241\" data-id=\"7199241\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8eb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a8eb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who we are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d439b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d439b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">St John\u2019s is a welcoming Church of England parish church set in the centre of Shildon, the cradle of the railways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Parish churches belong to their community. So St John\u2019s is your church regardless of whether you come on a Sunday or not. People come through the door for all sorts of different reasons. Some are curious; some are looking for space; some want to join with our activities, have fun, meet new people. Some just want to pray; some want to belong; some want to find out about faith. But the reason doesn\u2019t matter, the welcome is there for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We are very proud of our church project&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shildonalive.org.uk\/\"><strong>Shildon Alive<\/strong><\/a>, which has been serving the local community for over a decade, providing a community hub, a community shop and takeaway, a food bank, an advocacy service, a credit union, young volunteers, meals on wheels, school projects and much more. In 2024, Shildon Alive was awarded the King&#8217;s Award for Voluntary Service. Please see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shildonalive.org.uk\/\">Shildon Alive website<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shildonalive\/\">Facebook page<\/a> for further information and support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1b608 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0b1b608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/stjohnschurchshildon.org.uk\/index.php\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d71124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d71124\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b03254\" data-id=\"8b03254\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8b322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee8b322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Rev Carol Harris<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e1e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89e1e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Priest in Charge of St John&#8217;s Shildon and St Mark&#8217;s Eldon<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Contact: shildonparish@gmail.com.\u00a0 Tel 01388 778998<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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Parish churches belong to their community. So St John\u2019s is your church regardless of whether you come on a Sunday or not. 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