[6] There are thought to be around 50,000 graves, including those of the artist John Sell Cotman and the prophetess Joanna Southcott.

[10] As well as holding regular services for the community, the church hosted the society wedding of Peggy Cripps to Joe Appiah in June 1953,[11] the blessing of the marriage of Paul and Linda McCartney in 1969,[12] and the funeral of Ursula Vaughan Williams in 2007.

[16] Services aim to maintain "a tradition of thoughtful and intelligent preaching and teaching",[17] as well as the church's musical tradition; in addition to a professional octet of singers leading the worship at the main Sunday service, an amateur Chamber Choir made up of members of the congregation sings Evensong once a month.

[21] Clergy from St John's Wood Church also meet with representatives from the nearby Liberal Jewish Synagogue and London Central Mosque to hold scriptural reasoning discussions.

During term-time the Church Hall complex is occupied by St John's Wood Pre-Preparatory School during the day,[22] and a local youth club operates in the crypt on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.