Venue(s)
St John's Church, Poole
Revd. David Price is the present vicar and he has been at St John's since 2012. He has recently (2017) been appointed Rural Dean to the deanery within the Diocese of Salisbury.
Recently, the church has undergone a small face-lift with the addition of contemporary glass entrance doors to the side and main entrances which open onto the main thoroughfare of Ashley Road. The original Victorian wooden doors are still there inside the new foyers and these tempered glass doors open up the church making it lighter and brighter, and more accessible and welcoming to the visitor or inquisitive.
The church interior boasts a chancel and nave both of which have been modernised. The nave is now a multipurpose area that can be used throughout the week and a small kitchen area acts as a coffee hub for the many organisations that use the church facilities. The church can comfortably seat 200 on its blue soft cushioned chairs, with room for more on chairs a little older, and this makes it a perfect location for unity meetings.
Wessex Filling Station's unity meeting on November 30th 2017 will make good use of St John's floor space and will undoubtedly fill it to capacity with Christians from all backgrounds coming together for united worship and an inspirational conference class speaker in Josephine Fothergill.
Address:
St John's Church
378A Ashley Rd
Upper Parkstone
Poole
BH14 0AA
Parking:
The church has a small car park to side and rear which can park around 20 cars. There are town car parks close at hand and ample free parking along the side roads of the church.
Public Car Parks
Please refer to the map below to see the car park which are both visible when enlarged.
- Norris Road, BH12 2PA ~ The closest par park just round the corner from the church.
- Jubilee Road, BH12 2PU ~ The second closest car park a short walk away.
Public Transport:
There is a bus stop (St John's Church stop) directly outside the main entrance of the church on Ashley Road and the H1 Heath line and the Royal Line R1 stop there. Other busses that stop here are numbers 15, 415, 703, 7b, 7C and the M2. The bus coming from Bournemouth and Christchurch terminate directly opposite the church by the new Waitrose Store.
Map:
Note: the actual postcode of the church is BH14 0AA