Churches and Chapels > St Johns Church Colwyn Bay
Once known as "Wesley's folly" today the spire of St. John's Church is one of the principle landmarks in Colwyn Bay. During its construction in the 1880’s the building funds ran out and the locals considered it mad to try and build a Church so large and majestic in such a small town as Colwyn Bay then was. But the Methodists were nothing if not determined and with the backing of the Wesleyan Conference they persisted with their dream of a Cathedral of English Methodism on the North Wales coast. The costs had already consumed £5,700 and, although it took several years, a further £4,750 was acquired to complete the scheme and the first service was held in the completed Church at Easter 1888.
