Saint John's's Anglican Church

About

An English speaking Anglican church in Menton. St John’s is a beautiful, Neo Gothic style church in the centre of Menton. It was conceived and built for the growing British population of Menton and opened in 1868. The church thrived as a religious and cultural focus for English speaking people. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, worshipped there and even had his own entrance door, which is still known today as the King’s Door. Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill are believed to have worshipped there on occasion. The church suffered earthquake damage in the 1890’s and was repaired. Later, in 1992, the Mairie proposed to demolish it to make room for residential development but the residents of Menton objected so strongly that the plan was immediately dropped. The English, French and Italian residents had taken the beautiful historic building to their hearts! After 10 years of renovation the church has been beautifully restored, please stop by on Sunday morning.