The patronage of St John’s Church is vested in an advowson trust that has the right to nominate a new incumbent for the parish in accordance with the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986.  

The Trust is chaired by Clive Dilloway, a former chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance and a former deputy chairman of the Archbishop’s Council committee responsible for the deployment of clergy, assisted by: former churchwarden Margaret Kowszun; the Venerable Paul Hooper, retired Archdeacon of Leeds and son of a previous incumbent; Revd Jill Preece, a former assistant minister at St John’s, and Richard Wells, a retired solicitor.