The church is in the parish of St John's, Diocese of Guildford, which in turn is in the Province of Canterbury.

In the early nineteenth century a settlement was beginning to form around the location of present-day St Johns, with the area home to a large brick-making and nursery industry.

[2] Sir George Gilbert Scott, the Victorian architect who found fame through constructions such as St Pancras railway station, was commissioned by Bowles to design a simple church for the local community.

[5] The baptism pool in the chancel, oak font, communion table and lectern was added in the modernisation of the church in 2002.

These were not the final work to the church, however, and in 2002, the lighting and heating was improved and the flooring and seating replaced.

Firstly, the stained glass, made in Munich, is dedicated to the memory of the Rev'd Charles Bowles.

It depicts the Crucifixion, with Jesus blessing children and raising the son of the widow of Nain.

The communion rail has the name of former cricketer and Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard, engraved.

The earliest readable gravestone is from the Waterer family, who were involved in the local nursing business.

[7] In 1913, a new graveyard was opened and contains the war memorial, with the motto 'dulce et decorum est pro patria mori', which roughly translates from Latin as 'it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country'.