The grade 1 church in Bethnal Green Road is one of the only three churches designed by renowned architect Sir John Soane.
Since 1828, he has bones in the heart of his parish and is consulting a construction of international importance.
The Church also houses a unique work of art, fourteen stations of the cross, by British artist Chris Gollon.
Recent structural surveys have found urgent problems that include humid and structural damage.
These problems have been developed together with the alterations of the roads over the years, which have changed the original Soane design.
In response, Stepney Bishop Dr. Joanne Woolway Grenfell, priest in charge Darren, and David Tregunna, administrator of Chris Gollon Estate, are appealing support and donations to finance the first phase of an important renewal project.
Priest in charge Darren Wolf said: “Our passion is to ensure the church as a place of worship and a sanctuary for the local community.
“Fast action in phase one of our restoration project will be essential to ensure this for future generations and to address urgent challenges of water entry and moisture of the increase.”
The first phase of the project aims to evaluate what is needed to preserve the Church and make it suitable for future generations.
The organizers hope to start working for 2028, on time for the 200th anniversary of the Church.
St John’s has played an important role in local and national history.
Duration The Bethnal green tube disaster in 1943, the Church served as a place where the bodies of the dead and wounded brought.
Today, it is located in Tower Hamlets, one of the most diverse and private areas in England.
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The interior of the Church presents the fourteen stations of the Cruz de Chris Gollon, a unique installation in charge in 2000 and installed in 2009.
Dr. Grenfell, Bishop of Stepney, said: “Chris Gollon stations belong to the context of St. John about Bethnal Green, his deeply human representations of Jesus that reflect the humanity of local people who faithfully with their.
“These stations are not mere wall art, but they extract and encourage the devotional life of the local Church community.”
