The Preston Minster of St John the Evangelist is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn.

The Minster’s benefice is united with that of St George, Preston, and the St John’s Minster is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St John’s stands on an ancient Christian site, originally dedicated to Saint Wilfrid. The church is not specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book, the earliest documentary reference being in 1094, when it was part of a grant by Roger de Poiteau to the abbey at Sées.

The former church of St John was demolished in 1853, and the current church was built between 1853 and 1855; it was designed by E. H. Shellard, and it is considered to be his major work.

In 1856 the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley designed a font and probably added groining to the tower, in 1857–58 he designed a reredos, and in 1859 the organ case.

(Photographed Wednesday 12th November 2025)