An exquisite stone pulpit carved by James Beegan, a local sculptor, was badly damaged.

[citation needed] St. John's Church is a freestanding cruciform-plan Anglican church built of limestone with pitched slate roofs, cut limestone copings and cross finials.

The building features limestone walls with cut-stone string courses and lancet window openings.

It has a crenellated parapet to the tower with carved pinnacles set on the buttresses, and with clock faces to the top stage.

Located in a dominant position, this church remains an impressive landmark in Ballinasloe.