{"id":2,"date":"2014-08-08T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:41:55","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9E8719E1-F5FE-4367-BBA7-0CA006E614D1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-562\" src=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9E8719E1-F5FE-4367-BBA7-0CA006E614D1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9E8719E1-F5FE-4367-BBA7-0CA006E614D1.jpeg 2048w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9E8719E1-F5FE-4367-BBA7-0CA006E614D1-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9E8719E1-F5FE-4367-BBA7-0CA006E614D1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9E8719E1-F5FE-4367-BBA7-0CA006E614D1-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/9E8719E1-F5FE-4367-BBA7-0CA006E614D1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><br \/><br \/>On behalf of the members of St. John The Baptist Church, we would like to thank you for visiting our website and hope that you will find the information here useful as an introduction to our church and village.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>As a church we are a friendly and very welcoming group of people who are willing to show God&#8217;s love and help in whatever way we can. You would be very welcome to join us at any of our church services, fellowship groups or the regular social activities that are organised by the &#8216;Friends of Old Sodbury Church&#8217;. Details of all of these can be found on this website and are also advertised in &#8216;Outlook&#8217;, our parish magazine.<\/p>\r\n<p>Even if you are not a &#8216;churchgoer\u201d,&#8217; please do not hesitate to contact us if you are in any kind of need.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Future services at Old Sodbury<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sunday 28 June at 11.15am &#8211; Morning Worship<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sunday 5 July at 11.15am &#8211; Holy Communion<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Sunday<b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> 12 July<\/b> at 11.15am &#8211; Morning Worship<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sunday\u00a0 19 July at 11.15am &#8211; Holy Communion<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sunday 26 July at 11.15am &#8211; Morning Worship<br \/><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sunday 2 August at 11.15am &#8211; Holy Communion<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Sunday 9 August \u00a0at 11.15am &#8211; Morning Worship<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sunday 16 August at 11.15am &#8211; Holy Communion<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sunday 23 August at 11.15am &#8211; Morning Worship<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/War-Memorial\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1308\" src=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hartley-War-Memorial-Appeal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hartley-War-Memorial-Appeal.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hartley-War-Memorial-Appeal-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hartley-War-Memorial-Appeal-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hartley-War-Memorial-Appeal-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2499.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1281\" src=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2499.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1484\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2499.jpeg 1120w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2499-226x300.jpeg 226w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2499-773x1024.jpeg 773w, http:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/os\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_2499-768x1018.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8212;-<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The church has a <\/b><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">JustGiving page for anybody wishing to make a donation to support the day to day running of the church. \u00a0Click \u00a0<\/b><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/stjohnsoldsodbury\">here <\/a>to access.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>If you would like to donate to the appeal to restore our Lychgate War Memorial click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/davidhartley\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>_______________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>We are currently in the process of revamping our website so please return soon to see the changes we are making!<\/p>\r\n<p>The following Links take you to our sister churches in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/\">Sodbury Vale Benefice:<\/a><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a title=\"St John's Chipping Sodbury\" href=\"https:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/cs\">St John&#8217;s, Chipping Sodbury<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"St Adeline's, Little Sodbury\" href=\"https:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/ls\/\">St Adeline&#8217;s, Little Sodbury<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a title=\"St James, Horton\" href=\"https:\/\/svbcofe.org.uk\/horton\">St James, Horton<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also have a Facebook page that can be found here:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/229923374693602\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/229923374693602<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the members of St. John The Baptist Church, we would like to thank you for visiting our website and hope that you will find the information here useful as an introduction to our church and village.\u00a0 As a church we are a friendly and very welcoming group of people who are willing &hellip; 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