About Church of St John the Baptist, Keynsham
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The Church of St John the Baptist, is an Anglican parish church in Keynsham, Somerset, England. It was built around 1270 and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
The church was originally closely associated with Keynsham Abbey until its dissolution in 1539. In 1632 the spire collapse and a new bell tower was built at the western end of the church. Restoration and renovation work, under several vicars, has been ongoing since then as the parish and congregation rose and fell. The church has been involved local and international charity work and in the 1970s a team ministry approach was adopted.